Miami .- More than 80 American protesters were arrested following protests by the ‘No Kings’ movement against President Donald Trump in Los Angeles, Denver, Portland, and Dallas, local authorities informed the press this Sunday.
The largest arrests occurred in Los Angeles, California, where the Los Angeles Times reported more than 70 arrests and NBC reported at least “six dozen” detentions for the demonstration that brought together tens of thousands of people in the city center, where some threw stones, bottles and concrete at the police.
Although most of the protest took place peacefully, the Los Angeles Police Department issued a dispersal order, sprayed tear gas, and fired pepper balls at protesters in front of the Metropolitan Detention Center.
“Federal agents have begun arresting those who attacked our personnel at the Los Angeles courthouse. We have those who threw concrete blocks at our officers on video,” announced Bill Essayli, assistant U.S. Attorney in the Central District of California.
These arrests are in addition to the eight that occurred in Denver (Colorado), at least two others in Portland (Oregon) and one more in Dallas (Texas), according to counts by local media.
Activistas marchan, corean consignas y portan pancartas durante la manifestación «No Kings» en el centro de Los Ángeles, California (EE. UU.). EFE/EPA/CHRIS TORRES
Confrontations with Trump supporters
In addition, supporters of President Trump confronted a group of protesters from the ‘No Kings’ movement at the march that took place near Mar-a-Lago, where the president’s residence is in Florida, although there were no aggressions.
Outside of these apprehensions, the third day of the ‘No Kings’ movement, which brought together at least 8 million people in more than 3,300 protests in the 50 states of the country, passed without major incidents, according to the organizers.
Protesters denounced the “illegal war” that Trump started a month ago in Iran, which has led to a rise in fuel prices and inflation, in addition to reaffirming their criticism against the “abuses” of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
The coalition of about 400 groups, such as Amnesty International, Indivisible, unions, and the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), claimed to surpass the previous two editions, the one with 7 million attendees and 2,700 events in October, and the one with 5 million protesters in 2,100 sites in June 2025.
The main mobilization occurred before tens of thousands of people in Minneapolis, the largest city in the state of Minnesota, epicenter of national outrage against ICE and the Border Patrol because their agents killed U.S. citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti there in January.
