The event in Las Cruces was among similar protests planned across the country, styled as the “No Kings Nationwide Day of Defiance” in protest of President Donald Trump and his

Around 2,000 protests and rallies were planned nationwide, with thousands of people also attending staged “No Kings” events in Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Green Bay. Rallies were canceled in Minnesota out of caution following shootings targeting local lawmakers.

Subscribe to the Wake Up, cleveland.com’s free morning newsletter, delivered to your inbox weekdays at 5:30 a.m. Fear was everywhere leading up to Saturday’s “No Kings” protests — fear of political violence,

Roseville’s “No Kings” protest wasn’t just peaceful, it was joyous. Approximately 5,000 people lined a four-way intersection near the Roseville Galleria with signs protesting President Donald Trump.

South Jersey residents, such as Jessica Herrera of Cherry Hill, took to the streets of Philadelphia to sound off against the Trump administration.

Sharon Roggy was standing along the sidewalk of Nevada Avenue downtown Saturday afternoon, waving a sign that said "No Kings" on it as she yelled to cars driving past, many of which were honking back.

“People are fed up.” That is why hundreds of people showed up for the No Kings protest at Campus 805’s Butler Green in Huntsville, according to organizer Jeff Angle.

Approximately 70,000 people joined the "No Kings" protest in Cal Anderson Park before marching to the Space Needle and then the Seattle Center in downtown.

Will protests in Los Angeles set the stage for more clashes Saturday as activists in hundreds of cities nationwide, including metro Detroit, organize?