Approximately 44 people” were administratively arrested ​​and one person was arrested on an obstruction charge, Homeland Security Investigations said.

LOS ANGELES – Federal agents took an unknown number of people — presumably suspected immigration law violators — into custody at multiple locations near downtown Los Angeles Friday, sparking impromptu gatherings of protesters who clashed with authorities at several scenes.

Federal immigration authorities arrested 44 people Friday across Los Angeles, prompting clashes outside at least one location as law enforcement threw flash bangs to try to disperse a crowd that had gathered to protest the detentions.