Thousands of people flooded streets across California Saturday as part of a national day of action against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies. The protests coincided with a military parade in Washington D.C. and President Trump’s 79th birthday.

A message of peaceful resistance rang through the streets of San Francisco on Saturday as thousands marched for "No Kings Day."

Five years after the national protests following the death of George Floyd, the Trump administration is wielding the lessons of that summer of unrest to justify a sweeping crackdown on anti-immigration raids and protests now roiling major cities.

Journalists and advocates say San Francisco police detained multiple reporters and interfered with First Amendment rights during recent protests against immigration raids.

With the downtown facing an 8 p.m. curfew, the Los Angeles police began using tear gas and crowd-control munitions to break up protests after issuing a dispersal order.