Massive crowds are expected in St. Paul for the No Kings protest and march on March 28.
More than 3,000 protests are scheduled across the United States on Saturday, with organizers calling the Twin Cities event its “national flagship.” This third rally under the No Kings banner has organizers estimating as many as 80,000 to 100,000 attendees will descend on the streets around the State Capitol.
The events are in protest of the policies of President Donald Trump. St. Paul’s place as a focal point for the March event comes in the wake of the administration’s Operation Metro Surge, which resulted in hundreds of people being wrongly detained by federal immigration officers, as well as agents shooting and killing Renee Good and Alex Pretti in the streets of Minneapolis.
Operation Metro Surge, with more than 3,000 federal agents deployed to Minnesota, also impacted the economy, with multiple reports indicating that local businesses lost millions and workers lost in excess of $100 million…