“The organizers state the turnout surpassed earlier waves in June and October last year, which drew roughly five million and seven million participants, respectively.”

“'No Kings' is a coalition-driven protest movement primarily driven by progressive, anti-authoritarian organizations, including Indivisible, 50501, MoveOn, Public Citizen, the American Civil Liberties Union, and the National Action Network.”

“The stated aim of the movement is to 'safeguard democracy from an authoritarian' through 'organised, nonviolent, insistent people power.'”

“The symbolic centre of Saturday’s protests was the Twin Cities region — Minneapolis and St. Paul — where tensions over immigration enforcement have been particularly acute after residents stood up to the surge of federal immigration agents the Trump administration sent into the region earlier this year.”

“Senator Bernie Sanders addressed the crowd alongside actor-activist Jane Fonda and musicians Joan Baez and Maggie Rogers.”

“Bruce Springsteen performed a song titled ‘Streets of Minneapolis’, sharply critical of immigration enforcement policies.”

“Protesters held up effigies of Mr. Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance and other officials in the administration, calling for their ousting and arrest.”