Trump, Detroit and protests
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Thousands of people gathered across Michigan Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s immigration enforcement policies and what they called his broad authoritarian governance.
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.
Tensions, in some places, are running high, and at Clark Park, where thousands of protesters gathered a fight broke out. Police officers, who intervened, stopped it before it got worse.Start the day smarter.
Protests under "No Kings" banner erupt in Michigan, with peaceful demonstrations and a brief scuffle in Detroit.
Thousands of people filled up Clark Park for Detroit’s ‘No Kings’ Protest. The protest remained mostly peaceful with a small handful of counter protesters.
No Kings has identified on its website more than 1,800 cities nationwide, including about 70 in Michigan, where demonstrators are set to gather to express disapproval.
In 70 or so Michigan cities, from Midland to Muskegon and Milan to Marquette, thousands expressed their dissatisfaction.
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Thousands gather at Detroit's Clark Park for 'No Kings Day' protestDetroit's rally, which was one of close to 2,000 held across the United States, was a show of unity and defiance, organizers say.
Will protests in Los Angeles set the stage for more clashes Saturday as activists in hundreds of cities nationwide, including metro Detroit, organize?
A small but vocal group of demonstrators rallied Wednesday, June 11, outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection office on Michigan Avenue in Detroit to oppose ongoing Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and deportations, as large-scale protests ...