Global Intelligence Summary

On 28 March, the third instalment of the “No Kings” protest movement is scheduled to take place across the United States. “No Kings” events have been organised by several civil society organisations, such as the 50501 Movement, the No Kings Coalition, and the Indivisible Movement, and oppose the administration of US President Donald Trump. Previous “No Kings” protests occurred in June and October 2025. The June protests recorded an estimated attendance of five million people across more than 2,100 protest locations, while the October protests are estimated to have been attended by more than six million people.

Some “No Kings” protest events are also scheduled to occur in Canada, Mexico, Australia, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Italy, Austria, the Netherlands, Sweden, Ecuador, and Kenya.

Solace Global Assessment: 

In addition to previous “No Kings” events, the upcoming protests also follow large-scale waves of protests in 2026 opposing recent operations by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal law enforcement agency, particularly in the state of Minnesota. On 23 and 30 January, two large-scale nationwide protests were held in reaction to the killing of two anti-ICE protesters in Minneapolis. The anti-ICE protest movement, in addition to opposition against the war with Iran, is likely to further galvanise participation in the third iteration of the “No Kings” demonstrations.

On 28 March, protests will almost certainly be recorded across most large US urban centres. Most protest events will begin at around 12:00 to 13:00 local time, but disruptions are likely to begin in the late morning across most city centres. Previous “No Kings” protests have been characterised by a lack of violent clashes or direct action relative to their significant size, and primarily only resulted in localised traffic disruptions. While the planned and vertically organised nature of the protests reduces the likelihood of violence, localised cases of clashes between protesters and police, or protesters and counter-protesters, cannot be ruled out. The likelihood of such incidents increases in the late afternoon, after the main protest events have ended and crowds begin dispersing. Furthermore, there is a realistic possibility of isolated political violence, including “lone wolf” terrorism, targeting the protest events due to their anticipated large turnout. This follows from recent notable cases of attacks or attempted attacks, including the Islamic State-inspired botched grenade attack at a protest in New York City on 7 March.