Large crowds began gathering on Saturday morning in opposition to how Mr. Trump has been approaching various issues, such as immigration and the government shutdown.

A "No Kings" demonstration in Vero Beach escalated into a physical confrontation on Saturday, resulting in the arrest of a 73-year-old woman.

Floridians massed throughout the state Saturday for the second national No Kings day demonstrations against the increasingly authoritarian second Trump administration, marked as it is by aggressive immigration enforcement and prosecutions of the president’s enemies.

No Kings is a protest organized in response to President Trump and his immigration policies. Live updates from Florida rallies Saturday, Oct. 18, 2025

Thousands of people were out on street corners and waving signs in Central Florida as part of a nationwide "No Kings" protest on Saturday.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem chose Florida as the venue to mark nine months of mass deportation, the central policy agenda of Trump’s second term. She held a news briefing in the Sarasota-Bradenton area Monday morning, where she touted 480,000 deportations to date.

President Donald Trump’s administration is at the center of growing unrest as “No Kings” protests spread across South Florida, part of a nationwide movement organizers say is meant to defend democracy and push back against authoritarian overreach.

Trump spoke at a $1 million-per-plate MAGA fundraiser Oct. 17, 2025, at Mar-a-Lago in Florida. No Kings protests are Saturday, Oct 18, 2025, nationwide

Saturday's "No Kings" protest near the Broadview, Illinois, Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility saw a Trump piñata get bashed.

Organizers are calling it a national day of peaceful mobilization as “No Kings” protests return to South Florida this weekend, with demonstrators expected to gather in cities across Broward, Miami-Dade,

There are over 2,500 events scheduled for No Kings protests on Oct. 18 across the nation. This is the second round of No Kings protests since June 14, which saw over 1,800 events scheduled nationwide.