
DETROIT (WWJ) -- "No Kings."
That's the name of the nationwide movement planning protests this Saturday, June 14, against the Trump administration and its use of force against people protesting immigration arrests in Los Angeles.
Several rallies are planned in Metro Detroit, including in Livonia, Detroit, and Ferndale.
The protests coincide with President Donald Trump's 79th birthday, Flag Day and the scheduled military parade tomorrow on the streets of Washington, DC.
Ken Whittaker with Michigan United Action says Trump is going well beyond deporting dangerous illegal immigrants.
"What we're seeing from the Trump administration is not law and order, it's state-sponsored terror," Whittaker said, speaking at a news conference via Zoom on Tuesday.
"When you send soldiers into our cities not to keep the peace, but to provoke, that's violence. When you rip children from their parents and put them in cages, that's violence. When ICE agents dressed as military commandos kick in doors and drag people away under the cover of night, that's not law enforcement. That's a war on the people."
This comes as California's Gov. Gavin Newsom plans to sue the federal government for sending in the National Guard, claiming Trump violated the Constitution by deploying 2,000 soldiers to quell demonstrations against immigration crackdowns.
For its part, the Trump administration said these deployments are legal and necessary to protect ICE agents against violence.
More information on this weekend's protests can be found at nokings.org.
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