With thousands of Americans showing up in 1,500 cities for “No Kings” protests, I wanted to know what motivated people.

No Kings protests come on the heels of protests across the country over federal immigration enforcement raids that began last week and Trump ordering

The “day of defiance” protests began as early as 10 a.m. in North Texas, while the Washington, D.C., military parade for the Army’s 250th birthday starts at 5:30 p.m. Central.

As President Donald Trump hosted a military parade in Washington, DC, to honor the Army's 250th birthday, protesters gathered in Austin as part of nationwide "No Kings" demonstrations.

Organizers of the “No Kings” demonstrations said millions had marched in hundreds of events. Governors across the U.S. had urged calm and vowed no tolerance for violence, while some mobilized the National Guard ahead of marchers gathering. ‘We’re all people’: Chicago ‘No Kings’ demonstration sees giant crowd march peacefully around Loop

Saturday marks the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA and spread to other cities across the U.S.,

No Kings Day was biggest anti-Trump protests in Austin yet. Latino protesters are fighting to keep immigration front and center.

Mayor Kirk Watson said he supports the right to assemble and protest peacefully, but reiterated that violence or property destruction wouldn't be tolerated.