The “day of defiance” protests began as early as 10 a.m. in North Texas, while the Washington, D.C., military parade for the Army’s 250th birthday starts at 5:30 p.m. Central.

Thousands attended "No Kings" protests being held across the country and in many cities in North Texas on Saturday.

The Brief"No Kings" protests will be held across the country on Saturday.Protests will be held in several North Texas cities.Texas Gov. Abbott sent 5,000 National Guard soldiers and 2,000 DPS troopers across the state.

A largely peaceful protest escalated as demonstrators ignored orders to remain on sidewalks and didn't disperse when police declared the assembly unlawful.

One person is in police custody after a rally at the Margaret Hunt Hill Bridge in Dallas Monday night. Several North Texas-based immigration advocacy groups hosted what they said was a peaceful rally at the bridge after days of ongoing immigration raids and counterprotests in Los Angeles .

Anti-ICE protests have spread to Dallas following violent demonstrations in Los Angeles, as concerns over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown and ICE's lack of transparency on arrest numbers grow.

Dallas-Fort Worth residents began turning out in force Saturday for local "No Kings" protests against President Donald Trump's policies, including anti-immigration raids.