Cities large and small across the U.S. saw crowds gather Saturday for planned "No Kings" protests against President Trump.

The parade, honoring the Army’s long-planned 250th anniversary celebration and coinciding with Trump’s 79th birthday, is set to step off from the Lincoln Memorial under the threat of stormy weather in Washington and protests around the country tied to a turbulent week of immigration enforcement that has involved military deployment in Los Angeles.

Portland police said that a demonstration near the federal facility had escalated into a "riot" on Saturday evening.

Saturday’s anti-Trump protests have largely wound down across the U.S.—and most official events appear to have wrapped up without much controversy or violence. “In one of the largest protests in Seattle history,

Opponents of President Donald Trump’s policies rally Saturday, June 14 at Dallas City Hall, in Fort Worth, Frisco, Arlington, Denton, Carrollton, Flower

No Kings” organizers described the events as a “nationwide day of defiance” against President Donald Trump and authoritarianism.

With protests blanketing the United States over the immigration crackdown — which is to say nothing of “No Kings Day” on Saturday — boxer Ryan Garcia couldn’t sit back anymore as Los Angeles, his home, has been wracked with ICE raids, protests and upheaval.

Virtually every flashpoint in American politics right now involves the First Amendment right to free speech and free expression.

Sioux Falls ‘No Kings’ protests