First responders in Deerfield Beach said they had to use electric saws to cut through metal locks and a car to remove demonstrators from blocking the entrance to a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center.
The protest demonstration started about 5 p.m. on Monday outside the detention facility on Powerline Road, just north of Sample Road.
According to authorities, two protesters locked themselves to the fence of the facility with heavy-duty bicycle locks. Another two protesters allegedly attached themselves to a car that was blocking the entrance.
Several groups banded together to protest the immigration policies of President Donald Trump and companies that they said are profiting, such as Boca Raton-based GEO Group.
Dozens of Broward Sheriff's Office deputies were called as protests went into the night.
Deputies arrested several of the protesters, but the demonstrators said they are just getting started.