【Global Finance】Protests and demonstrations against the Trump administration policies held in multiple cities across the United States

Dateline: Xinhua News Agency

Xinhua Finance, New York, March 29—Reporters from Xinhua News Agency in New York, Washington, Los Angeles, San Francisco, and other locations provided the following account: Demonstrations and protests broke out in multiple places across the United States on March 28. Millions of people took to the streets, expressing dissatisfaction with a range of policies by the Trump administration, including immigration enforcement, and calling for an end to military strikes against Iran.

The protests were themed “No Kings.” Organizers estimated that on the day, more than 3,100 protest events would be held nationwide across the United States, covering 50 states, as well as major cities including Washington, New York, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, and Boston. This was the third nationwide round of “No Kings” protests in the United States following June and October 2025, after which the media estimated attendance reached 9 million people.

In New York, the protests covered all five boroughs. Around 2:00 p.m., reporters saw protesters holding signs and chanting slogans such as “No Kings,” “No Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” and “No War” on Seventh Avenue in Manhattan. The marching procession stretched for more than 10 blocks. Thousands of police officers were deployed that day to maintain public order in New York City.

Protester Janette told reporters, “I don’t like the way this country treats immigrants. And we don’t even want to get pulled into a war in the Middle East.”

“The situation at home and abroad in the United States is awful! The Trump administration has launched a war that is neither just nor necessary. At home, funding for essential public services is scarce, and the cost of living keeps rising. All of this is harming the interests of the public,” said Caroline Riehl, a resident of New York City.

In the nation’s capital, in Washington, a protest march made up of more than a thousand demonstrators crossed the Arlington Memorial Bridge and gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial. People held banners reading “Fight for Democracy,” “Shut Down Immigration and Customs Enforcement,” and other slogans, chanted slogans, delivered speeches, and called for accountability for the decision to go to war with Iran. Outside the White House fence, near President’s Park and the Washington Monument, many protestors also gathered.

An angry protester in her 50s said, “We’re going to be stuck in the Middle East again, with no way out.”

On the West Coast in San Francisco, thousands of people took to the streets to protest Trump’s harsh immigration policies and call for an end to the U.S.-Iran war.

About 100,000 people in Los Angeles held protests in downtown areas. Protesters waved U.S. flags and held sign boards, criticizing the Trump administration’s current immigration policies, economic policies, foreign policies, and actions to illegally expand administrative power. When 59-year-old protester Billy Brown spoke to reporters, he said, “It used to be a country all of us were proud of. And now we’ve become the laughingstock of the entire world.”

After the protests ended in the evening, many people still gathered around the Metropolitan Detention Center not far from the rally site. Police issued a dispersal order and deployed mounted police, using batons, tear gas, and pepper spray to disperse the crowd. Local media reported that dozens of people had already been arrested, and many were injured.

The state capital, Saint Paul in Minnesota, was the main venue for this nationwide round of protests. Despite the cold weather, organizers estimated that 100,000 people attended the protests that day. Well-known political figures, including Governor Tim Walz, U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders, and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar, took the stage to deliver remarks at the protest site in front of the state capitol building. Behind the podium, large billboards on the steps periodically changed content, including “Close U.S. military bases, bring soldiers home, and let the revolution begin in Minnesota.”

In his remarks, Sanders sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump’s foreign policy, accusing him of lying to the public about the situation concerning Iran. He said that during the last presidential election, Trump promised not to start foreign wars again, but reality showed it was only a lie from his campaign. “This war must be stopped immediately.”

Editor: Wang Yuanyuan

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