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The first "No Kings" Chicago protest was held in June in Daley Plaza and drew tens of thousands of demonstrators. Saturday's protest has been moved to Grant Park, a larger area that can accommodate more people.
Chicago’s Anti-Trump ‘No Kings’ Protest Fills Downtown Streets With Huge Crowd: ‘We Need to Act Now’
The gatherings are part of a mass mobilization across the U.S. and globe positioned as a denouncement of President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies. In Chicago, they come amid sustained immigration raids.
At least 11 protesters were arrested amid clashes with local police outside the Broadview, Ill., Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Friday morning.
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The men are accused of conspiring with each other Saturday — when “No Kings” demonstrations drew thousands to protests across the Chicago area — to “dress like peace officers” by each wearing a tactical vest “while traveling to numerous political protests,” according to the release from the state’s attorney.
People gathered in Chicago and the suburbs Saturday for a "No Kings" protest amid ongoing federal immigration enforcement operations in the area.
Speaking at a "No Kings" rally in Washington, D.C., Bill Nye, the former host of "Bill Nye the Science Guy," urged lawmakers to “stop the abuses of this petulant president [Trump] and his circle of sycophants,” declaring, “No thrones, no crowns, no kings."
The Trump administration has asked the Supreme Court to allow the National Guard to protect federal immigration enforcement operations in Chicago.