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No Kings Protest Draws Well Over 1 000 To Subcourthouse In Arlington

Bonisiwe Shabane
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no kings protest draws well over 1 000 to subcourthouse in arlington

Protesters lined the walkways of East Abram Street in front of the Tarrant County subcourthouse in Arlington on June 14. The protest was one of hundreds across the nation protesting President Donald Trump on his birthday. While a majority of protesters held signs that read No Kings, the name of the protest event, there were a range of issues on display, including anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement and anti-Department of Government... Local organizer Carol Raburn said that “well over 1,000 people” attended and that the protest was bigger than she anticipated. “All the stuff going down in Los Angeles is scaring people,” Raburn said. “So they kind of want to get out and express their emotion.

This gives them an outlet and lets them feel like they’ve done something to show they care.” The No Kings movement was created by 50501, a national movement spawned online that organized protests in every state following President Trump’s 2024 election win. The decentralized structure of 50501 allows local organizers to join the larger movement in its overarching efforts to “uphold the Constitution and end executive overreach,” the group’s website says. About 1,400 expressed their displeasure with the current White House administration as part of millions of marchers nationwide. The Dallas Morning News says about 1,400 people braved the rain and lined the street in front of Arlington’s subcourthouse Saturday morning for the city’s No Kings rally. It was one of more than 2,600 similar protests across the nation that day.

In June, another No Kings event in Arlington drew around 1,000 people to the site to speak out against the policies and actions of sitting President Donald Trump. Attendees Saturday were not disappointed by the day’s turnout. “I was so worried that we would get here, [and] no one would be here,” Hannah Diehl said. “We would get here, and we would be alone, and I’m actually so glad that there’s so many people. I’m almost in tears about how much support there is here.” Diehl and Ethan Whalen attended the protest to express their grievances about the rising cost of living and diminishing protections for marginalized groups.

The young couple both rely on wheelchairs for mobility and are students at the University of Texas at Arlington. “It’s just really hard because we want to actually better ourselves,” Diehl said. “We want to do well in this world, and we even want to start a family eventually, but we can’t do that. Unfortunately, we can’t even afford to take care of ourselves right now.” A crowd estimated at over 1,000 people lined both sides of Abram Street in front of the Tarrant County Subcourthouse in Arlington on Saturday morning to make their voices heard. The “No Kings Day” rally wasn’t scheduled to start until 10 a.m., but a respectable crowd had already gathered by 9:30 a.m.

Participants waved American flags and handmade signs while chanting “Immigrants are welcome here” and “Justice now!” The mood at the protest seemed more like a block party than a demonstration, but the participants were dead serious when it came to expressing their concerns for the direction they feel the United... Patti Coggins, a retired Army combat medic, said she showed up at 9 a.m., grabbed a bite to eat at the nearby Shipley Donuts and headed to the courthouse. Her sign showed a crossed out crown and the numbers 8647, slang for throwing President Trump out of office. Coggins said she’s worried about the wealthy getting tax breaks while things like Social Security are in jeopardy. She’s also concerned about what she sees as a lack of decency in the Trump administration.

Duncanville resident Roberta Patience, 72, chants into a megaphone during the “No Kings” protest June 14 at the Tarrant County Sub-Courthouse in Arlington. Patience said she attends every event held in the city. Clarification: The Military parade celebrated the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary. Patriotic garments and American flags lined Abram Street on Saturday. Over 1,000 miles away in Washington, D.C., people rallied in similar attire for Flag Day and the U.S.

Army's 250th anniversary parade. Demonstrations in Arlington and hundreds of locations nationwide held a different meaning: “No Kings.” The growing organization and movement push to “reject authoritarianism” displayed by President Donald Trump’s administration, according to the “No Kings” website. The protests are meant to counteract Trump’s military parade, which the “No Kings” organization refers to as a “made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday.” Demonstrators in Arlington Center June 14. / John Burt photo

In Arlington, where an estimated 1,000 protested in the Center on April 5 as part of an organized event, Jo Anne Preston told YourArlington: “Since nothing seemed to be planned for Arlington, I suggested... “We gathered at the corner of Mystic and Mass. Ave. opposite the Unitarian church from 11 to 12. A very last-minute effort with a surprising more than 40 people with flags and signs — and our state representative, Sean Garballey. Lots of support from beeping cars and passing pedestrians who thanked us.

Really glad I attended.” In Belmont, an estimated 700 people demonstrated near the train station. Among them was Arlington resident Bob Schueler, who had attended a sign-making event at Robbins Library before the Belmont protest. “Any chance you have to show opposition to what is going on, you have to take it,” The Belmont Voice quoted him. This news summary by Bob Sprague was published Tuesday, June 16, 2025. It was updated June 20, to add a Lexington Observer link.

Open the article to view the coverage from Fort Worth Report The protests were held on the same day as President Donald Trump's military parade. In cities all over the country, people gathered in mass protest on Saturday against President Donald Trump and his administration, and Naperville was no exception. More than 1,500 people rallied in front of the city’s municipal center to take part in the nationwide “No Kings” protest. The group behind the Naperville protest The group Indivisible Naperville organized the local rally. “We’re here today to protest the looming autocracy that this c…

To view factuality data please Upgrade to Premium To view ownership data please Upgrade to Vantage Anti-Trump protesters mobilized in force across Arlington today (Saturday) as part of nationwide “No Kings Day” demonstrations ahead of the military parade in D.C. Waving signs, banners and American flags, they cheered from overpasses and chanted outside the Clarendon Metro station. An estimated 5,000 people lined long stretches of Langston Blvd from Rosslyn to Falls Church, in an attempt to form an enormous, 5.2-mile “human chain.” In Falls Church earlier in the day, they packed five blocks of Broad Street.

Many of the protesters were Arlington residents, while others traveled to the county in order to be close to D.C., where no official “No Kings” events were planned. Concerns ranged from immigration policy to mass federal layoffs to funding for health care, environmental programs and USAID. “Nobody wants their grandma to lose Medicaid, and so we just feel we need to step up and say something,” Micaela Pond, founder of We of Action Virginia, told ARLnow. “It’s not about being bad sports. It’s about basic human rights in our Constitution being violated.”

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