Another protest against President Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigration took place as scheduled in downtown Los Angeles Saturday, with marchers moving from Boyle Heights.
At 1:45 p.m. Saturday, demonstrators blocked all lanes of southbound Spring Street between First and Temple streets, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.
At 2:52 p.m., police reported demonstrators completely blocked Broadway near Cesar E. Chavez Avenue and about 15 minutes later, the group turned around and walked northbound on Broadway.
Saturday's protest was organized by the Freedom Socialist Party, the United Front Working Group, the Community Self-Defense Coalition and other organizations.
Since taking office on Jan. 20, Trump has acted on his campaign promise to increase deportations, with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement conducting raids in major cities.
The Saturday protest followed Friday's demonstration by high school students that turned violent and left a teenager with stab wounds.
The stabbing occurred about 1:35 p.m. Friday in the 200 block of Temple Street, near Gloria Molina Grand Park, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Video from the scene showed a crowd of people tending to the bleeding victim on the ground, whose shirt was stripped off. He was reported to be 17 years old.
The victim was eventually rushed to a hospital with stable vital signs, the LAPD's Media Relations Division told City News Service on Saturday. A suspect, a male between 15 and 18 years old, was detained in connection with the stabbing, but police did not say whether that suspect was subsequently arrested.
Multiple reports from the scene suggested that the stabbing might not have been related to the protest, but possibly involved a separate dispute.
Shortly before the stabbing, over a dozen protesters chased and beat another man to the ground in front of City Hall. Video showed the crowd landing several punches and kicks to that victim, but police did not have any information about that attack on Saturday.
Police declared the remaining protesters to be involved in an unlawful assembly and ordered the group to disperse, which they ultimately did. While the participants walked in various directions away from the park, a group later assembled on the Sixth Street Bridge, forcing a temporary closure of the span until the crowd moved on.
Demonstrations against Trump's deportation policy have been held daily in the downtown area since last weekend, some involving high school students.
The Los Angeles Times reported Friday that an ICE enforcement action is planned for Los Angeles is slated to take place before the end of February, with agents concentrating on immigrants who have pending orders of removal.
FBI spokeswoman Laura Eimiller declined to comment on any upcoming large-scale operation, but said the agency has been assisting in immigration operations since the end of January.