Lyn Dockter-Pinnick works with the League of Women Voters of the Red River Valley and several other groups. She says protesters include farmers worried about tariffs, international students not knowing if they will be allowed to go to school, and people upset about recent cuts to the VA.

The organizer for a No Kings event planned for India Point Park on Saturday anticipates a crowd of 3,000 to 5,000 people.

The "No Kings" day protests were planned before riots erupted in Los Angeles over immigration enforcement raids. Trump called in the California National Guard and a few days later ordered Marines to the city. California Gov. Gavin Newsom filed a lawsuit over the president’s move to deploy members of the Guard without Newsom’s authorization.