Thousands block traffic on LA freeway during Grammys ceremony in massive protest against Trump and migrant crackdown

Los Angeles was brought to a standstill connected Sunday arsenic thousands of protesters flooded downtown streets and stormed onto the 101 Freeway demanding an extremity to President Donald Trump's assertive migration policies. 

Hundreds waved Mexican flags successful protestation against Trump's sweeping deportation efforts and orders to grow migrant arrests - sparking scenes of defiance and chaos successful the culturally divers metropolis.

What began arsenic a peaceful march adjacent Placita Olvera, a historical hub of Latino culture, rapidly grew into an unstoppable movement.   

'The existent transgression is successful the White House!' work 1 protester's sign. 

'MAGA - Mexicans ever get across,' different stated portion 1 boldly declared, 'Jesus said 'Love Thy Neighbor,' not deport them.'

By precocious morning, thousands of demonstrators gathered adjacent City Hall, their chants echoing done downtown conscionable up of the 67th Grammy Awards taking spot astatine the adjacent Crypto Arena.

The protestation intensified erstwhile a ample radical of marchers took implicit the 101 Freeway astatine the Alameda Street exit, grinding postulation to a halt and sending shockwaves done the city.

'No quality is amerciable connected stolen land,' different motion read. 

'Fight ignorance, not immigrants.' 

The LAPD scrambled to power the increasing unrest by swiftly declaring the objection 'non-permitted' - but contempt the ample disruption, the protests remained mostly peaceful. 

Authorities unopen down large roads, including Spring, Main, and Los Angeles streets, successful an effort to incorporate the demonstrators astatine what is 1 of the largest anti-Trump demonstrations since his instrumentality to office. 

The 101 Freeway was besides concisely reopened, lone to beryllium unopen down erstwhile again arsenic waves of protesters refused to backmost down.

'We are gonna basal up for our migrant assemblage arsenic agelong arsenic it takes and we're not going anywhere,' Marissa Ruiz said to Fox 11.

'So galore of america Americans are from migrant roots, truthful we're present to basal up for them contiguous and everyday, to amusement they're not alone. Our assemblage is with you, and we'll support showing up,' she added.

Some passing motorists honked their horns successful solidarity portion protesters blasted a premix of accepted and modern Mexican euphony from a loudspeaker.

The objection was mostly peaceful, with immoderate thoroughfare vendors taking vantage to merchantability bacon-wrapped blistery dogs, crystal cream, churros, brew and adjacent shots of tequila to the crowd. 

'I wanted to beryllium present due to the fact that it's important for my assemblage to enactment and I wanted my lad to beryllium present arsenic good due to the fact that we travel from migrant families, and we request to beryllium present for each other,' said Rocio Sarabia Cabrera.

'I privation to not invited ICE, to support our community, and proceed being a sanctuary state,' she added.

Tensions person been boiling since Trump's instrumentality to office, with his medication touting a crisp summation successful migration arrests - astir 1,000 daily. 

New enforcement orders person expanded ICE's authority, allowing agents to people migrants astatine delicate locations similar schools and churches, a determination that has stoked fearfulness and choler among migrant communities.

'This enactment empowers the brave men and women successful CBP and ICE to enforce our migration laws and drawback transgression aliens - including murderers and rapists - who person illegally travel into our country,' the Department of Homeland Security said successful a statement.

The determination has disquieted galore migrants and advocates who fearfulness children volition beryllium traumatized by seeing their parents arrested successful the drop-off enactment astatine schoolhouse oregon that migrants needing aesculapian attraction won’t spell to the infirmary for fearfulness of arrest. 

'Criminals volition nary longer beryllium capable to fell successful America's schools and churches to debar arrest.'

For galore successful Los Angeles, a metropolis with heavy migrant roots, the policies person sparked outrage and resistance.

Schools person begun distributing 'Know Your Rights' cards, educating students and families connected ineligible protections if confronted by ICE.

The Los Angeles School Police Department (LASPD) has since released a connection reaffirming its stance connected providing a harmless situation for each students, careless of background. 

There are an estimated 11 cardinal to 15 cardinal undocumented immigrants successful the U.S., including much than 2 cardinal successful California.

They see radical who crossed the borderline illegally, radical who overstayed their visas and radical who person requested asylum.