Around 2,000 protests and rallies were planned nationwide, with thousands of people also attending staged “No Kings” events in Manitowoc, Sheboygan and Green Bay. Rallies were canceled in Minnesota out of caution following shootings targeting local lawmakers.

Activists from Northeast Wisconsin and national organizations respond to nationwide deportation protests. The organizers NBC 26 spoke to urge community vigilance.

Demonstrators in Milwaukee gathered for a peaceful protest on Tuesday, joining a nationwide movement against federal immigration arrests and deportations following days of escalated protest in Los Angeles.

Hundreds of protesters marched through downtown Milwaukee to decry the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Demonstrators will march and rally at the Capitol in Downtown Madison on Saturday afternoon to protest the Trump administration.

Authorities across the country geared up for more demonstrations Thursday and later this week, as troops prepared to mobilize in several states and spreading protests showed no sign of slowing.