The large group, calling for a National Day of Action, could be seen through aerial footage walking in the middle of Spring Street, moving along to block an intersection at Chick Hearn Court and 11th Street all the while waving Mexico flags and carrying protest signs.

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

As demonstrations in the “Day Without Immigrants” protests in downtown Los Angeles continued into the evening, tensions between protesters and police appeared to surge as authorities issued an unlawful assembly and dispersal order Monday evening.