As many as 100,000 were expected to demonstrate in Los Angeles on Saturday as the second round of "No Kings" protests took place across the nation .

The protests, which organizers frame as choosing "democracy over dictatorship," are against the policies of President Trump, like increased immigration enforcement and deployment of National Guard troops in American cities like LA.

In Southern California, protesters gathered in areas across Los Angeles, San Diego, Orange County and the Inland Empire. The largest was expected to be in downtown LA, with protesters meeting at Gloria Molina Grand Park.

Katherine Schorr, who demonstrated in Santa Monica, called participation in these protests "imperative" in denying what she called a "fascist regime."

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