Overview
- The decentralized coalition reported about 3,300 events Saturday across all 50 states and about eight million participants, while no national official tally was released.
- Marchers targeted what they call authoritarian policies, zeroed in on aggressive immigration raids, and denounced the month‑old U.S. military campaign in Iran that organizers say is driving up costs for families.
- Authorities described largely peaceful scenes, with San Diego police counting about 40,000 at a calm downtown march and organizers and local reports noting more than 80 arrests nationwide mostly in Los Angeles.
- Minnesota served as the focal point after two U.S. citizens were killed in January immigration operations, drawing a large Capitol rally in St. Paul with appearances by Bruce Springsteen, Bernie Sanders, Jane Fonda and Joan Baez.
- A coalition of roughly 400 groups coordinated the day, while a Fox News investigation claimed a wider 500‑group funding network, and rallies spread to European cities as the White House dismissed the protests as mere “therapy sessions.”