EL PASO, Tx., October 20, 2025: El Paso photojournalist, Michael Jasso covered the El Paso No Kings protests for the El Paso Herald Post. There were hundreds of El Pasoans at the protests, according to several participants. El Paso’s event was one of around 2,500 events across the country.
Saturday’s protest follows the first No Kings protests held on June 14. The protestors are protesting the use of the National Guard across the country and the heightened immigration crackdowns.
El Paso No Kings Day, October 18, 2025, Michael Jasso, photojournalist/El Paso Herald Post
El Paso law enforcement reported that no arrests were made related to the El Paso protests.
After initially labeling the protests as a “hate America rally,” the Republicans have remained mostly silent about them. The local Republican Party has not publicly commented on the protests.
El Paso No Kings Day, October 18, 2025, Michael Jasso, photojournalist/El Paso Herald Post
Donald Trump reacted to the protests on Sunday telling Fox New that “I’m not a king, I work my ass off.” Trump added that the protestors were “not representative of this country,” blaming George Soros for supporting “other radical left lunatics.” On Thursday, Ted Cruz told Fox News that “there is considerable evidence that George Soros” is behind what he characterized as the “riots across the country.”
El Paso No Kings Day, October 18, 2025, Michael Jasso, photojournalist/El Paso Herald Post
This morning, the Trump Administration announced that they will be investigating Soros’ funding of the No Kings protests.
The organizers behind the protests posted on their website that “nearly 7 million people” attended Saturday’s protests. The number could not be independently verified. CNN reported that there were “millions” of protestors.
El Paso No Kings Day, October 18, 2025, Michael Jasso, photojournalist/El Paso Herald Post
In a video posted on Friday to her Instagram, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar urged El Pasoans to join her in Saturday’s protests. “We have no kings in this country…but we have a wannabe dictator…who wants to rule with a fascist iron fist,” she said on the video.
Escobar concluded, “let’s show up tomorrow…and show the country that we are part of the resistance,” adding that “we are going to do it with joy.” She attended the protest, posting on her Instagram account that “the power of the people is stronger than their hate.”
El Paso No Kings Day, October 18, 2025, Michael Jasso, photojournalist/El Paso Herald Post
Public radio KRWG reported that “thousands” joined a similar protest in Las Cruces.
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