DACA demonstrators shut down intersection in Westwood

Protesters temporarily block traffic in Westwood on Oct. 5, part of a series of demonstrations linked to the deadline for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to renew their permits.

An protester is arrested for blocking traffic on Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood during Oct. 5 demonstrations tied to the deadline for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to renew their permits.

A protester faces off with a motorist while blocking traffic on Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood, part of demonstrations coinciding with the Oct. 5 deadline for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to renew their permits.

Immigrant rights activists use a bunk bed frame to block traffic on Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood during an Oct. 5 protest coinciding with the deadline for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to renew their permits.

Demonstrators block traffic in Westwood during an Oct. 5 protest tied to the deadline for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to renew their permits.

Immigrant rights activists block traffic in Westwood as part of demonstrations coinciding with the Oct. 5 deadline for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to renew their permits.

A protester is arrested during a demonstration that blocked traffic on Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood on Oct. 5 The protest coincided with the deadline for Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients to renew their permits.

Police prepare to make arrests of immigrant rights activists who were blocking traffic on Wilshire Boulevard in Westwood on Oct. 5.