Protesters gather in DTLA for march against deadly ICE shooting in Minneapolis

DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Thousands of people filled downtown Los Angeles on Saturday for an anti-ICE and "no wars" protest, with organizers saying the demonstration was largely peaceful before ending in tense confrontations between protesters and police outside the federal detention center.

The protest drew thousands into the streets, eventually turning chaotic as Los Angeles police officers in riot gear came face to face with demonstrators near the Federal Building. LAPD said one person was detained on suspicion of battery against a police officer.

Video from the scene shows an officer and a demonstrator being taken to the ground as a crowd rushed toward them.

Earlier in the day, the scale of the demonstration was visible from AIR7, with a large crowd streaming through downtown Los Angeles. Organizers estimated about 3,000 people attended.

"Thousands of people came together to really show people power, to basically say, 'Hands off Venezuela,' to say, 'We don't stand for a war for oil,' and that people need to come together to defend immigrant rights," said organizer Kameron Hurt.

The march began at Pershing Square, where protesters called for an end to immigration operations and condemned the Trump administration's military intervention in Venezuela.

"It's undeniable that the federal government and everybody in politics is enabling this attack, and people stay silent, and Trump thinks he can get away with more, so it's important that we come out to the streets to show that we aren't going to tolerate this," said protester Leonardo Vilchis-Zarate. "This administration has to stop waging war abroad and waging war against its citizens."

Organizers said anger over two recent deaths involving federal agents helped spark the rage. They cited the killing of Renee Good, a mother of three and U.S. citizen, in Minnesota, and the fatal shooting of Keith Porter Jr. by an off-duty ICE agent in Northridge on New Year's Eve.

"It's kind of scary to think that it could happen to any one of us, because the argument before was, 'They're not attacking U.S. citizens,' but that's kind of like, fallen short now," said protester Johnathan Rodriguez.

Protesters also pointed to the U.S. military seizure of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which the White House says is part of a campaign against drug trafficking. Demonstrators described it as an "illegal war."

"People are angry, they are furious, and they don't want to let this go -- we can't let this go," said protester Aly Ceja.

After the march split up, a smaller group of demonstrators moved to the federal detention center, where police formed a line, and tensions began to rise. By nightfall, the situation escalated into a standoff between protesters and LAPD officers.

A dispersal order was issued for Alameda Street from Aliso Street to Temple Street, including Commercial Street, around 6:15 p.m. All demonstrators were being asked to leave the area.

Police said late Saturday that the protest was mostly dispersed as the night continued downtown. LAPD said no officers were seriously injured.