No Kings” organizers described the events as a “nationwide day of defiance” against President Donald Trump and authoritarianism.

The No Kings events come after days of protests following raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Los Angeles, and Trump’s subsequent deployment of thousands of National Guard and U.S. Marines troops to “temporarily protect” ICE and other federal personnel, along with federal property.

Protests are underway in Jacksonville and across the United States as part of the "No Kings" nationwide day of defiance. Watch live coverage here.

The mass protest was focused on the Trump administration's actions that protesters believe are authoritarian and blur the line of democracy.

At one of the day's first No Kings demonstrations in Utah, lifelong Salt Lake City resident Francie Barber, 74, said she is saddened by the direction the country is going in under President Donald Trump’s leadership.

Across the river in Steubenville, over 100 people stood outside the Jefferson County Courthouse with signs in hand, taking part in the No Kings Day Protest. Participants expressed their dismay with the current Trump Administration’s policies through chants and signs with statements like ‘No Kings in the USA.

Protesters plan to march through Minnesota's capital city on Saturday as part of nationwide counterprogramming to President Trump's planned military parade in Washington, D.C.

A pair of rallies took place on Saturday, June 14 in front of Fort Stanwix in Rome — one part of the national No Kings movement, and one

Protests are scheduled in St. Cloud and across the U.S. on Saturday, June 14. Here's what experts say to know and pack if you go.