After a massive rally in Grant Park, people took to downtown streets to show opposition to efforts including the deportation campaign that's deployed federal agents and troops to the Chicago area.

Huge crowds mustered in cities for “No Kings” protests on Saturday in response to what organizers call overreach from President Donald Trump.

More than 2,500 “No Kings” rallies were planned around the country, with organizers citing rising authoritarianism and militarization under the Trump administration. The first round of “No Kings” protests in June drew about 5 million people. See some of the images from Saturday’s events below.

People gathered in Chicago and the suburbs Saturday for a "No Kings" protest amid ongoing federal immigration enforcement operations in the area.

Thompson federal building in downtown Reno on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. A protester holds up a sign at Reno's No Kings rally on Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025. The sign is referencing an incident in March in which a journalist was added by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to a Signal group chat detailing plans for airstrikes against Houthi fighters in Yemen.