No Kings protest draws millions of supporters
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The boycott stemmed in part from anger over Chicago Public Schools’ policies that included the use of portable classrooms that came to be known as Willis wagons — after district Superintendent Benjamin Willis — to relieve overcrowding at schools in largely Black neighborhoods.
At least 11 protesters were arrested amid clashes with local police outside the Broadview, Ill., Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility on Friday morning.
Residents troubled by an immigration crackdown air dissent—and warnings—with devices typically favored by athletic coaches.
But the federal judge limited the deposition of Gregory Bovino to “how” federal officers are aggressively enforcing immigration law, not “why” they're doing it in Chicago.
A federal judge ordered immigration agents this month not to use tear gas on journalists and protesters who pose no threat — yet the incidents have continued.
Speaking at a "No Kings" rally in Washington, D.C., Bill Nye, the former host of "Bill Nye the Science Guy," urged lawmakers to “stop the abuses of this petulant president [Trump] and his circle of sycophants,” declaring, “No thrones, no crowns, no kings."
With over 2,700 organized events reportedly drawing nearly 7 million demonstrators, per MSNBC, the protests marked one of the largest single-day nationwide demonstrations in U.S. history. The presence and vocal support of numerous celebrities amplified the movement’s message,
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