The 101 Freeway in California is busy any day. On Sunday it was not just the motor vehicles on the busy roadway, but protesters, too. Hundreds flooded the freeway, which, in turn, caused major traffic delays.

A large crowd gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday to protest the recent ICE raids and deportations. The gathering closed the 101 Freeway for hours. Police declared an unlawful assembly and forced demonstrators to disperse during the daylong event.

Draped in Mexican and Salvadoran and flags, roughly 1,000 demonstrators gathered near City Hall shortly before noon, blocking traffic at Spring and Temple streets