The protest movement that drew 7 million in October is returning March 28. Organizers are mobilizing for the largest No Kings protest yet, targeting 9 million participants for March 28 demonstrations nationwide.
URBANA - Organizers behind the nationwide "No Kings" protest movement are planning their third demonstration on March 28, anticipating nearly 9 million participants across the country in what has become the largest sustained protest movement of President Donald Trump's second term. The No Kings Coalition, led by the progressive grassroots organization Indivisible, said the event will include a flagship march in Minneapolis and demonstrations in cities nationwide, according to organizers.
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Hundreds participated in downtown Urbana's NO KINGS! protest last October organized by local chapters of Indivisible. A larger twin city turnout is expected in March.
The protests have grown dramatically since their inception, according to organizers. Indivisible estimated 3 million people participated in its "Hands Off" rally in April 2025, followed by 5 million at the first "No Kings" protest in June and 7 million at the second demonstration in October. Ezra Levin, a co-founder of Indivisible, said the upcoming March 28 event is a response to what organizers describe as federal enforcement actions in Minnesota and other states. "No Kings 3 is very clearly about the secret police force terrorizing Americans and killing some of them," Levin said in an interview. Organizers cite recent incidents in Minnesota as motivation for staging the flagship event in Minneapolis, including the deployment of what the Trump administration has characterized as its largest immigration enforcement operation in the state, with 3,000 agents sent to Minnesota.
The No Kings Coalition launched its Eyes on ICE training program on Monday, a virtual training session designed to equip participants with tools to exercise their rights and monitor federal enforcement actions, according to organizers. The first training drew more than 200,000 viewers, with additional nationwide trainings planned, including one scheduled for Feb. 5. Organizers say the protests are part of a broader resistance to Trump administration policies that began when the president returned to office a year ago. The October demonstration, which organizers said drew participants in all 50 states, Washington, D.C., and cities worldwide, featured more than 2,700 events under the message that "America has no kings, and the power belongs to the people," according to organizers. The coalition has activated what it describes as an immediate and ongoing nationwide digital organizing effort leading up to the March 28 mobilization. Organizers say Minnesota has become a focal point in the conflict between progressive activists and the White House over immigration enforcement, though the administration has defended its operations as lawful enforcement of federal immigration laws.
