The Houston demonstration is one of several planned in the region throughout the day and is expected to draw thousands of protesters.

The largely peaceful protests during the "No Kings Day" demonstration in downtown Los Angeles took an intense turn in the afternoon. Police ordered the crowd to disperse at about 4:15 p.m. PDT near Alameda Street and Temple Avenue, according to the Los Angeles Police Department's Central Division.

Thousands gathered at Houston City Hall for a lively protest early Saturday, cheering as local speakers decried President Trump’s immigration crackdown. Police officers in protective gear ringed parts of a subdued but attentive crowd.

A sweeping wave of protest swept across the country this weekend as millions joined the No Kings movement, opposing what organizers call an erosion of democrati