Protesters in Los Angeles spill onto 101 Freeway
UPDATE (5:02 PM): Tensions continue to rise amid a third day of protests in Los Angeles over immigration raids.
The city is now under a tactical alert, with hundreds of National Guard troops on the ground.
Late Sunday afternoon, protesters spilling onto the 101 Freeway by the hundreds, bringing traffic to a halt. A major L.A. thoroughfare shut down on both the north and southbound lanes.
Many also gathering on two nearby overpasses and ramps.
This comes after law enforcement moved the protest away from the downtown federal building.
Authorities estimate about 6,000 people are on the streets of L.A., with some 2,000 of those protesting on the 101.
Drivers on the 101 are being turned around in an effort to clear traffic from the road.
LOS ANGELES (NBC, KYMA/KECY) - A third straight day of protest began Sunday in Los Angeles, where crowds gathered by midday in downtown and Boyle Heights in protest of recent immigration raids.
They included demonstrators who marched from Boyle Heights who briefly dispersed outside the Metropolitan Detention Center after authorities deployed what appeared to be tear gas.
The marchers joined a crowd of about three dozen that gathered earlier outside the federal building, which is being guarded by members of the National Guard.
After the tear gas cleared, the crowd reassembled.
Dozens of protesters gathered at Mariachi Plaza in Boyle Heights as demonstrators were seen waving flags, holding signs before marching toward downtown.
About 300 National Guard members arrived in Los Angeles Sunday morning after two days of protests.
President Donald Trump moved to send 2,000 members to crack down on unrest and guard federal property in Los Angeles.
Both Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom have objected to President Trump's decision to deploy National Guard members to Los Angeles.
