Thousands join 'No Kings' protest in Austin
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Organizers say the protest will be a "noise demonstration" to demand an end to deportations and the closure of local ICE detention facilities.
Many residents without legal status are staying away from anti-ICE protests because they don't feel safe. More demonstrations are planned for the weekend.
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, another elected representative speaking while under apparent threat of assassination, gave a roundup of recent disturbing news headlines. He pointed to the shooting in Minnesota, and the incident Thursday when California Sen. Alex Padilla was aggressively arrested on camera. The crowd booed.
AUSTIN, Texas — As the official "No Kings" protest at the Texas Capitol ended, police closed a number of streets in Downtown Austin as protesters began walking through downtown.
At least 1,500 "No Kings" protests nationwide were being held Saturday, the same day as President Donald Trump's large-scale military parade in Washington, D.C., to celebrate the U.S. Army and his 79th birthday.
A massive crowd of protesters against President Trump filled the Texas state Capitol in Austin, hours after the grounds were evacuated for what authorities called a “credible threat” against state legislators.
More than 60 rallies are planned across Texas in a nationwide protest targeting the Trump administration. Thousands of people are expected to protest across Texas this weekend as part of a coordinated wave of protests against the Trump administration’s immigration policies.
Protesters gathered in Atlanta and West Palm Beach, Florida, on June 14 ahead of President Donald Trump's military parade in Washington.