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As anti-immigration protests increase across the country, here is what to know about your right to protest in Tennessee.
Demonstrators are expected to gather at Bicentennial Capitol Mall State Park Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. as part of the national No Kings protest movement.
The peaceful Knoxville protest drew hundreds of East Tennesseans from different walks of life to Market Square on Friday evening before the group marched to the Howard H. Baker, Jr. U.S. Courthouse to demonstrate.
Over 1000 people gathered at the Bicentennial Mall State Park June 14 for the No Kings protest, a nationwide movement with around 2000 events across the country. Despite the spotty rain and dreary conditions, the event was lively and peaceful, with groups of musicians leading a number of chants and dance circles forming on the lawn.
Demonstrators are currently gathered at the intersection of Jefferson Street and 5th Avenue North as part of the nationwide No Kings protest movement. The event
The Republican supermajority has passed multiple measures related to protests, they say, to protect the public.
The Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition (TIRRC), the immigrant advocacy organization, CASA, priests, labor unions, and civil rights organizations held a press conference on the steps of the First Lutheran Church Friday morning. The purpose is to oppose all the immigration enforcement operations ordered by the Trump administration.