[PHOTOS] White Supremacists March Against Illegal Immigration

About two dozen Neo-Nazi demonstrators marched along Foothill Boulevard in Claremont Saturday to protest what they called an influx of illegal immigrants in the East San Gabriel Valley.

The skinheads bearing jackets with swastikas during Saturday's demonstration were from the National Socialist Movement. The Los Angeles Times reported that the group encountered 200 immigrant rights activists and spectators during the demonstration.

Jeff Hall, southwest regional director of the National Socialist Movement, told the Los Angeles Times that the group had been invited by Claremont residents concerned about the number of illegal immigrants in the area, and what they considered the college community’s liberal stance on illegal immigration.

Four Glendora Police officers, as well as several other law enforcement agencies in the area, were at hand and ready in riot gear in case the situation escalated.

According to Lt. Rob Lamborghini, the protest was tense, but nonviolent.

“There were a lot of loud voices, but nothing beyond that,” said Lamborghini.

Lamborghini said about 100 officers from Glendora and the surrounding cities provided assistance because of the demonstration’s potential to overwhelm Claremont Police’s abilities.