Large rallies took place in New York, Dallas, Philadelphia and Washington, but two-thirds of No Kings events were happening outside major cities, a nearly 40% jump for smaller communities from the movement's first mobilization last June, organizers said. Many held aloft posters bearing photos of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, U.S. citizens fatally shot by federal immigration officers in Minneapolis this year. "You're damn right we've been radicalized - radicalized by compassion, radicalized by decency, radicalized by due process, radicalized by democracy, and radicalized to do all we can to oppose authoritarianism." Musician Bruce Springsteen performed his song "Streets of Minneapolis" - a ballad criticizing Trump's immigration crackdown and lamenting the deaths of Good and Pretti. The October event was largely fueled by a backlash against a government shutdown, an aggressive crackdown by federal immigration authorities and the deployment of National Guard troops to major cities.

Source: The Standard March 29, 2026 10:19 UTC