More than 100 demonstrators gathered in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday to protest a visit by Attorney General Jeff Sessions Jefferson (Jeff) Beauregard SessionsGOP set to release controversial Biden report Trump's policies on refugees are as simple as ABCs Ocasio-Cortez, Velázquez call for convention to decide Puerto Rico status MORE, who is slated to give a speech to a criminal justice group.

Multiple news outlets reported that immigration advocates organized a rally in response to the attorney general's role in the Trump administration's “zero tolerance” immigration policy that led to thousands of migrant children being separated from their parents.

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The Los Angeles Times reported that protesters are expected to congregate outside the U.S. Attorney’s Office at 11 a.m. local time. They will then travel to the members-only California Club, where Sessions is expected to have lunch.

According to reporters at the scene, many protesters were faith leaders who were later arrested for blocking a street when Sessions was arriving.

Some of those blocking the streets in protest of L.A. visit by U.S. Atty. Gen. Jeff Sessions are religious leaders, including people from Jewish, Muslim and Christian backgrounds and are chanting “not in cages, kids belong at home.” pic.twitter.com/wldSHSh5l0 — Melissa Etehad اتحاد (@melissaetehad) June 26, 2018

Faith leaders in downtown Los Angeles are being arrested for blocking a street in protest of Attorney General Jeff Sessions who arrived here a short while ago. pic.twitter.com/B8b5xs0BGP — Kirk Siegler (@KirkSiegler) June 26, 2018

Chants begin during protest outside the US attorney’s office in Los Angeles ahead of AG Sessions visit: “Jeff Sessions, get out the way....we’re gonna break the chains.” pic.twitter.com/SCUQZYbI0A — Mike Balsamo (@MikeBalsamo1) June 26, 2018

Angelenos showed up and showed out to protest Attorney General Jefferson Sessions visiting L.A. today and to protest the detention centers that are tearing families apart. pic.twitter.com/Eg7QcufWje — Anthony Alexander (@TheAnthonyAlex) June 26, 2018

The protest will culminate near the Millennium Biltmore Hotel, where Sessions is scheduled to deliver a speech to the Criminal Justice Legal Foundation. The group is holding its annual luncheon on Tuesday.

Sessions announced in April that the Department of Justice was enacting a zero tolerance policy on illegal immigration that involved criminal prosecution for those accused of illegally crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. That led to the separation of families with children who were caught crossing the border.

Sessions had defended the practice, saying it acts as a deterrent to illegal immigration. He also invoked the Bible in defending the family separations.

President Trump Donald John TrumpBiden on Trump's refusal to commit to peaceful transfer of power: 'What country are we in?' Romney: 'Unthinkable and unacceptable' to not commit to peaceful transition of power Two Louisville police officers shot amid Breonna Taylor grand jury protests MORE signed an executive order last week halting the separations, after claiming for days that only Congress could address the issue.