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One protester holding a sign that says, \u201cHistory has its eyes on us\u201d expressing the significance of current affairs during the No Kings protest by River Park on March 28. (Photo by: Kenneth S. Fulton<\/a>)<\/p>\nThe constant sound of car horns honking in solidarity with the protestors was heard over cheers, cries and music all throughout the streets during the protest, which lasted from 10 a.m. to noon.<\/p>\n
Among the most widely mentioned issues were the war in Iran, ICE\u2019s detainment of immigrants, the Epstein Files and the U.S. backed genocide of Palestinians.\u00a0<\/p>\n
This was the third No Kings protest held nationwide. The first two were held June 14 and Oct. 18 of 2025 and were hosted by thousands of cities and towns, garnering crowds of 5 and 7 million people, respectively.<\/a> This round of collective protests were held in even more places and is believed to have had even larger crowds than the first two, with all 50 states having events.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n The crowd was diverse and contained all types of people.\u00a0<\/p>\n Among the crowd were members of the Fresno Resistance<\/a>, who danced around the sidewalk carrying a speaker playing cumbia. One member, Alfred Aldrete, spoke of the continuously growing number of people who are unhappy with the Trump presidency.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cToday is a gathering of people all across the nation that are standing in solidarity with people that are fed up with this regime and what\u2019s going on all across the United States,\u201d Aldrete said.\u00a0<\/p>\n He also spoke on the way people in Fresno are affected and how there\u2019s concern for people in the community, saying, \u201cThe marginalized communities are always affected by the decisions of the rich. For instance, people that were immediately affected were people whose document status is in question or are working on becoming citizens here, those were the first people affected.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s deployment of immigration officers and border patrol has been a widely criticized topic and has sparked outrage throughout the country after many cases of cruel treatment, unlawful detainment of U.S. citizens and immigrants and several deaths at the hands of officers. Videos and reports of these incidents have been widely shared through social media, creating even more protests separate from the No Kings protests.\u00a0<\/p>\n These detainments and deportations have caused fear within immigrant communities, making even daily tasks a dangerous mission.\u00a0<\/p>\n Different protestors spoke out about this issue, sharing stories of family and community members who fear being separated from their families.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cComing from immigrant parents, I\u2019m first generation here,\u201d protestor Gloria Aguirre said. \u201cSo my mom can\u2019t go to the grocery store without the fear of thinking, \u2018What if ICE is there?\u2019 I mean she\u2019s got a green card and she\u2019s here legally, but that doesn\u2019t matter anymore. I have that fear that one day I\u2019m going to get that call from someone saying that my mom was taken. My heart breaks for my culture and not being able to show it and this is how we can.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Another protestor, Natalia, who declined to give a last name, spoke about how fear of this government is spreading quickly to other communities as well, saying, \u201cIt\u2019s not just undocumented people anymore, it\u2019s everybody. It\u2019s so unexpected, a lot of people go missing and are being kidnapped and it\u2019s infuriating.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Natalia also spoke about the hope for an awakening in the country, mentioning America\u2019s diversity.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cThe diversity here makes this country beautiful,\u201d Natalia said. \u201cBeing one by being different is beautiful. I just hope that we can keep spreading awareness and wake people up.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Many different groups were being represented at the protest. Among them was the United Farm Workers (UFW), being represented by many protestors. Two of them, Violet and Juanita, who declined to give last names, spoke about the UFW\u2019s current lawsuit against the Department of Labor<\/a>, which is a pushback against the Trump administration\u2019s wage cut rule that proposes to cut $5 to $7 per hour from H-2A guest workers and field workers.\u00a0<\/p>\n They also spoke about the current state of the UFW.<\/p>\n \u201cYou just have to remind people that it\u2019s about the farm workers and who\u2019s in the field right now,\u201d Violet said.\u00a0<\/p>\n Juanita, who said she\u2019s been part of the UFW since the 1970s, also spoke on the racism against her people by ICE officers, and mentioned the overall disruption of agriculture because of the recent mass deportations.\u00a0<\/p>\n Many peoples\u2019 frustrations are not just with Trump, but with the current state of U.S. politics as a whole.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cPeople are angry,\u201d Kaleb Tafoya, a speaker at the protest, said. \u201cNot just with Trump. As time goes on, I think people are getting disillusioned with both sides and seeing how our politics don\u2019t put the people first. It puts rich people, corporations, billionaires, oligarchs first, and people are tired.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Tafoya emphasized the importance of continuing the work after the protests ended.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cWhether you\u2019re doing mutual aid, knocking on doors, getting people registered to vote, bail bonds, or de-arresting people,\u201d Tafoya said. \u201cthere\u2019s many different ways to support your community.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Many have mentioned the importance of following up with actions like these after the protests finish in order to continue and further the work that needs to be done.<\/p>\n
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Protesters holding signs expressing hope for change during the No Kings protest by River Park on March 28. (Photo by: