Story highlights The comments are an attempt by Clinton to undercut the Republican nominee with Latinos

Protests took place both inside and outside Clinton's event at East Los Angeles College

Los Angeles (CNN) Hillary Clinton told a Latino audience here on Thursday that Donald Trump is doubling down on his promises to deport immigrants and build a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

The comments -- which came during a contentious rally that saw a series of protesters -- are an attempt by Clinton to undercut the Republican nominee with Latinos and cast doubt at Trump's ability to moderate his views now that he has all but clinched the Republican nomination. Trump and his aides have hinted that he would moderate his views as the nominee in an attempt to woo less conservative voters, something the Clinton campaign wants to prevent.

"We have to recognize that the kind of language coming from Donald Trump is hateful and we need to repudiate it. Now every election is a choice, and just yesterday, Donald Trump doubled down on his plan to create a deportation force to round up millions of people."

Clinton then listed Trump's immigration positions, including his promises to build a wall along the border and "scrap" President Barack Obama's executive orders on immigration.

"Well," Clinton said to cheers, "the best way to prevent that from happening is to make sure he never gets near the White House."

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