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Protesters across Michigan and the United States rallied Saturday afternoon in a demonstration organizers called a "national day of defiance."
Protests under "No Kings" banner erupt in Michigan, with peaceful demonstrations and a brief scuffle in Detroit.
Amid pro-immigration and anti-Trump administration slogans in English and Spanish, several thousand people gathered in Detroit’s Clark Park Saturday afternoon for the a No Kings Day march and rally.
A number of "No Kings" rallies are planned for Saturday, with an emphasis on a nonviolent response to President Trump's administration. Among the rallies planned are a number in the Detroit area and throughout Michigan.
A man with a bloody nose was ushered away by organizers of the No Kings rally at Clark Park in southwest Detroit.
The protest at Detroit's Clark Park is expected to draw at least 2,000 people and will also feature speeches by Lt. Gov. Garlin Gilchrist and Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib.
Detroit Lakes was one of nearly 2,000 locations participating in a nationwide protest against the Trump administration on Saturday, June 14.
Thousands of protesters across Michigan joined nationwide demonstrations against President Trump’s policies, calling out authoritarianism, immigration raids, and threats to civil rights. Rallies in Detroit,