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L A No Kings Protests Draw 30 000 To Downtown 500 The Wrap

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l a no kings protests draw 30 000 to downtown 500 the wrap

More than 2,000 protests were held across the country, with dozens in Southern California alone The tens of thousands of “No Kings” protesters who hit the streets across the nation this weekend were vibrant and vocal but largely peaceful, with perhaps the biggest gathering drawing an estimated 30,000 people... Authorities reported around 500 arrests in Southern California as some evening demonstrations erupted into clashes involving tear gas and rubber bullets. Across the U.S., an estimated 2,000 organized protests of Donald Trump’s immigration policies took place, according to media reports, even as the president presided over a massive military parade to celebrate the 250th anniversary... SoCal marches fanned out in Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Thousand Oaks, South Bay and points between. In Torrance, where a 9-year-old elementary school student and his father were detained and deported to Honduras last month, thousands of protesters lined Torrance Boulevard for roughly a mile, according to the Los Angeles...

“When I saw that fourth-grade boy taken from his family, it gave me chills thinking of how scared he was,” retired school librarian Laurie Pisano told the paper. “Democracy is important, and that’s not what’s happening.” Within minutes, more law enforcement personnel came out to the area where unlawful assembly was declared. This video was broadcast during the NBC4 News at 5 p.m. on Saturday, June 15, 2025. After more than 200,000 people peacefully marched and gathered in downtown Los Angeles for the planned “No Kings” protest on Saturday, the mostly cordial or even harmonious rally drastically changed the tone late Saturday...

The Los Angeles Police Department issued a dispersal order in parts of downtown Los Angeles, especially around the Hall of Justice building on Spring and Temple Streets, as some protesters began throwing objects at... Stream Los Angeles News for free, 24/7, wherever you are. Deputies with the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department also notified that “something shifted” with the rally. Updated on: October 19, 2025 / 3:40 PM PDT / CBS LA As many as 100,000 were expected to demonstrate in Los Angeles on Saturday as the second round of "No Kings" protests took place across the nation. The protests, which organizers frame as choosing "democracy over dictatorship," are against the policies of President Trump, like increased immigration enforcement and deployment of National Guard troops in American cities like LA.

In Southern California, protesters gathered in areas across Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and the Inland Empire. The largest was expected to be in downtown LA, with protesters meeting at the Gloria Molina Grand Park. Katherine Schorr, who demonstrated in Santa Monica, called participation in these protests "imperative" in denying what she called a "fascist regime." This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Tens of thousands of protesters took to the streets across Southern California on Saturday for “No Kings” demonstrations against President Trump, portraying the commander in chief as an aspiring monarch as he continues to...

In Grand Park, protesters gathered under the shade of a 20-foot inflatable of Trump in a diaper as a band belted out an Epstein files-themed parody of Johnny Cash’s “Folsom Prison Blues.” Protesters draped... “We’re here to fight fascism, and we’re not afraid,” said 25-year-old Jess Sanchez, who has had family members targeted in recent immigration raids. “This is our city and our country.” The gathering in Grand Park was just one of thousands that unfolded across the country on Saturday as part of a nationwide effort to oppose not only the president but his administration’s policies on... This story has been updated to include new estimates of protest crowd size. Demonstrators filled the streets of U.S.

cities and towns in coordinated "No Kings" events, billed as a "national day of peaceful protest," in the largest outpouring of opposition to Trump's policies since he returned to power in January. The mostly calm marches, organized under the theme that no individual is above the law, coincided with the day President Donald Trump hosted a military parade on the streets of the nation's capital. At least one demonstration, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, was met with violence when a man intentionally drove an SUV through a crowd of departing protesters, striking at least one... Police in Los Angeles hit protesters with batons, fired tear gas and ordered a large crowd in downtown to disperse; authorities said they were responding to people throwing "rocks, bricks, bottles," and "fireworks" at... Activists in some areas braved wet weather to raise signs and chant slogans. supporting the rights of immigrants and criticizing what they view as a power grab by the Trump administration.

More than 2,000 "No Kings Day" protests were held on Saturday, organizers said. Saturday marked the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA and spread to other cities across the U.S.,... Meanwhile, more than 2,000 "No Kings Day" protests were held across the U.S. on Saturday to protest the Trump administration and to counterprogram the military parade in Washington, D.C., organizers said. More than 5 million people participated, according to organizers. As demonstrations continue in Los Angeles and spread to other cities across California and the nation, watch the video for a timeline on how the conflict has unfolded.

The LAPD alleged on X that protesters at Temple and Spring streets threw "concrete, rocks, bottles and commercial grade fireworks at officers." UPDATED: Los Angeles Police officers tried to clear downtown protest crowds in the late afternoon on Saturday, as tensions escalated after a day of No Kings protests. The LAPD said, “A DISPERSAL ORDER has been issued at Alameda South of Aliso North of Temple. A DISPERSAL ORDER has been issued on Los Angeles St between Aliso and Temple. People in the crowd are throwing rocks, bricks, bottles and other objects. Less lethal has been approved.

Less lethal may cause discomfort and pain. It is advised that all persons leave the area.” Authorities threw flash bangs and tear gas as they tried to disperse the crowd, according to ABC7. The crowds were being pushed away from the federal building. PREVIOUSLY: Demonstrators filled streets and parks across the country on Saturday, taking part in a nationwide day of protests to counter the actions of the Trump administration and the president’s plans for a military... In downtown Los Angeles, which has become the epicenter of opposition to the administration’s immigration enforcement raids, thousands marched near City Hall, in one of a number of protests planned in the basin.

In Santa Monica, demonstrators gathered in Palisades Park. One was spotted with a sign that read, “Santa Monica apologizes for Stephen Miller,” referring to the city native and Trump adviser who is the architect of the deportation strategy. Sporadic violence and a police dispersal order capped a day of largely peaceful demonstrations that brought tens of thousands of people into downtown Los Angeles and throughout the Southland to protest the policies of... Los Angeles Police Department officials said they would release more details about arrests and other enforcement outcomes on Sunday. The largest crowd massed Saturday in downtown Los Angeles but demonstrators also rallied in other city of Los Angeles communities and in nearby cities including Long Beach, Santa Monica, Culver City and Torrance along... During the downtown Los Angeles march, protesters carried a variety of flags and protest signs including a large balloon figure depicting President Donald Trump as a baby wearing a diaper.

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass, who had urged the crowds to remain lawful, later told KTLA5 that most of Saturday’s demonstrators followed that advice.

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