Around 2,000 protests and rallies were planned nationwide, with thousands of people also attending staged “No Kings” events in Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Green Bay. Rallies were canceled in Minnesota out of caution following shootings targeting local lawmakers.

Protesters criticized the administration's actions, including its crackdown on immigration, and condemned the fatal shooting of a Democratic Minnesota lawmaker earlier Saturday.

Activists from Northeast Wisconsin and national organizations respond to nationwide deportation protests. The organizers NBC 26 spoke to urge community vigilance.

Hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Milwaukee to decry the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

President Trump wants tanks in the street and a made-for-TV display of dominance for his birthday," No Kings organizers wrote. "A spectacle meant to look like strength. But real power isn’t staged in Washington.

Authorities across the country geared up for more demonstrations Thursday and later this week, as troops prepared to mobilize in several states and spreading protests showed no sign of slowing.

Demonstrators will march and rally at the Capitol in Downtown Madison on Saturday afternoon to protest the Trump administration.

Joining events scheduled nationwide, more than a dozen “No Kings” protests countering the actions of President Donald Trump were held Saturday around Montgomery County, including demonstrations in Bethesda, Gaithersburg, Rockville and Silver Spring, according to organizers.

Yesterday, according to estimates by event organizers, millions marched in protest against the Trump administration, including its recent controversial immigration-enforcement raids. Hundreds of “No Kings” demonstrations took place in cities and towns throughout the U.