Saturday marks the first full day of Marines on duty in Los Angeles, one week after protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids ignited in LA.

At one of the day's first No Kings demonstrations in Utah, lifelong Salt Lake City resident Francie Barber, 74, said she is saddened by the direction the country is going in under President Donald Trump’s leadership.

No Kings” protests argue Trump’s D.C. parade is more about stroking his ego on his 79th birthday than celebrating U.S. military.

Coordinated "No Kings" protests are happening from coast to coast, part of a "national day of peaceful protest" against the Trump administration, expected to draw millions. Protesters in some areas braved wet weather to raise signs and chant slogans supporting the rights of immigrants and criticizing what they see as Trump's power grab.

Organisers said hundreds of demonstrations were held in a day of defiance to counter a military parade hosted by Trump.

The LAPD and other agencies are aggressively clearing the streets of downtown LA, where protestors had pushed up against police lines.