Downtown Los Angeles witnessed a white supremacist group rallying against illegal immigration on Saturday, which consequently sparked a counter-rally that drew about 500 people.

On the south lawn of Los Angeles' City Hall, police officers stood between the white supremacists and counter-demonstrators. For one long hour about 50 members of the National Socialist Movement waved American flags and swastika banners.

According to what the police shared, five counter-protesters were arrested for throwing items. The white supremacists who were wearing flack helmets and black military fatigue uniforms yelled ‘Sieg Heil’. After that, their respective speakers took the platform to mock counter-protesters with racial, anti-Semitic and misogynistic epithets.

The location was picked by the members of the Detroit-based group due to Los Angeles' large immigrant population. Some of the immigrants were accused of stealing jobs and committing crimes by the group.

It was announced by National Socialist Movement Regional Director, Jeffrey Russell Hall that the group would begin to support political candidates who approved of their anti-immigrant message.

Los Angeles has 44% of the population of Hispanic origin or descent and is among the most diverse cities in the United States.