Hundreds of students gathered and marched from City Hall to the Los Angeles Metropolitan Detention Center on 535 North Alameda Street on February 5, around 12:30 p.m.
Despite record-setting hot weather, students pushed through and were given water and snacks by adult volunteers who went out to support the youth-organized actions.
Students were mainly on foot, with a few on bikes and scooters. A huge majority waved signs and shouted out now familiar chants: “ICE out of LA!”, “Chinga la migra!”, and “From Palestine to Mexico!”
Cars honked their horns and waved at the students, as the crowd grew louder and more confident.
At the intersection of Aliso and Alameda Streets, yellow caution tape was hanging from one side of the block all the way through Alameda. LAPD officers in full riot gear formed a skirmish line against the students. They were wearing helmets, and in possession of batons and less-lethal arms, while staring down the students.