United States Highway 101 is closed in Los Angeles due to protests now, Sunday, February 2 2025 in the vicinity of its junction with Interstate 5 — including near Alameda Street — and is causing traffic problems on other highways, boulevards, avenues, and streets in the area. Law enforcement officers are reportedly currently on the scene with the deployment of tear gas and other measures of controlling crowds.
Highway 101 Closed in Los Angeles Due to Protests: February 2 2025 Travel Alert
According to the official Internet web site of Caltrans — which is the transportation department of the state of California:
US 101 [IN THE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA] is closed at the Jct of I 5 /in Los Angeles/ (Los Angeles Co) – Due to police Activity – Motorists are advised to use an alternate route
Both directions of the highway in downtown Los Angeles are blocked by protestors who oppose the aggressive deportation of illegal immigrants in the United States as promised by the current president of the United States, as Donald Trump has vowed to have them leave the country as soon as possible via Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
NOW: Anti-ICE protesters are blocking both sides of the 101 Freeway near the Alameda Street exit in DTLA. The CHP has since closed that portion of the freeway. Read more: https://t.co/K60ImdzmDi pic.twitter.com/iO5ARSTyTL
— KTLA (@KTLA) February 2, 2025
Currently in Los Angeles It looks like the pro illegal immigrant supporters have blocked both sides of the 101 freeway. 😡 Pathetic, these Marxist leftists are doing this. pic.twitter.com/BtPAYhvaH9
— LEXIT (@LexitMovement1) February 2, 2025
🚨 JUST IN: The 101 freeway, one of the busiest highways in the COUNTRY, is now COMPLETELY BLOCKED by illegal anti-ICE “protestors.”
WHERE ARE THE POLICE?
WHY IS THIS BEING ALLOWED? pic.twitter.com/ZVAf0LBMmi
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) February 2, 2025
Anti-ICE protesters in California have shut down the 101 freeway in Los Angeles marching towards City Hall. pic.twitter.com/RfYSqmjhIC
— Art Candee 🍿🥤 (@ArtCandee) February 2, 2025
Downtown la 3:08 pm pic.twitter.com/GwKO5EfTcc
— Jessica Palmadessa (@JessPalmadessa) February 2, 2025
The moment protesters shut down the 101 freeway in Los Angeles.
Just don’t stop, right? pic.twitter.com/VlvOcKVWxp
— Kevin Dalton (@TheKevinDalton) February 3, 2025
Anti-Trump immigration protestors dance on a 101 Freeway overpass in downtown L.A. pic.twitter.com/u7S7uboRqI
— Daniel Miller (@DanielNMiller) February 2, 2025
Pro-Mexico protesters who hate Mexico so much they refuse to go back are blocking the 101 freeway, harassing drivers, and spray painting everything.@RealTomHoman, deport these criminals or send them to Gitmo, I don't care. Just make our streets safe to drive along again. pic.twitter.com/bOOQRU3LSR
— Freedom 🇺🇸 (@MrCaseyLandry) February 2, 2025
Final Boarding Call
Your travel plans will be affected if you are scheduled to drive within this very busy area of downtown Los Angeles within the next few hours.
Although the protests were mostly peaceful, they were also disruptive and unlawful. Innocent people who were simply attempting to travel from one place to another were greatly — and unnecessarily — inconvenienced. My guess is that many of those motorists who were impacted by the protests ultimately did not sympathize with the cause of the activists when all was said and done.
People have every right to peacefully protest whatever cause in which they truly believe; and I fully support that right — whether or not I agree with their cause…
…but numerous other more appropriate places to be heard are available than blocking highways and access roads to airports. Needlessly inconveniencing people typically does not solve problems or issues. Rather, more problems and issues are usually caused — as well as increased animosity towards the people who attempt to advance their cause.
What if someone’s life depended on an emergency vehicle attempting to respond as quickly as possible in a situation in which no second of time is expendable? Do these protests prevent commerce from being conducted and potentially impacting business in the United States? Were the protesters paid by some organization to block the roads? Are any of the protesters even citizens of the United States?
Some people believe that blocking roadways is a form of terrorism. I am not sure that I would go that far; but I do believe that blocking roadways is unacceptable, inexcusable, and potentially downright dangerous. Law enforcement officers should disperse the protesters as expeditiously as possible upon arresting them; and they should be punished to the fullest extent of the law. If they are not citizens of the United States, they should be deported from the country as quickly as possible.
The problem currently is not if the blocking of important roadways will happen again; but rather a matter of when it will happen again — especially if this protest is deemed as successful, as others will likely occur in highways across Los Angeles — and, perhaps, California and the rest of the United States.
Please read this article pertaining to more of my thoughts about protesting and freedom of speech…
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