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Massive protest against Trump deportations forms in downtown L.A. causing ‘major gridlock’

A massive protest formed in downtown Los Angeles on Sunday in response to President Trump’s crackdown on immigration and emphasis on deportations.

The protest, which was organized and promoted on social media, originated on the Placita Olvera on Olvera Street near DTLA.

By 11:30 a.m., the protest had thousands of demonstrators and was growing in size, marching to City Hall in downtown.

At about noon, a large group of protesters walked onto the southbound lanes of the 101 Freeway, at the Alameda Street exit in DTLA. By 12:30 p.m., they were blocking both sides of the 101 in the same area.