Edwin Nicolas Sanchez Pachon was following the rules required of him to perhaps one day become a permanent legal resident of the U.S. Then, the rules suddenly changed. The asylum-seeker from Colombia had been in the country since 2022.

The "No Kings" protest and march happening in Philadelphia on Saturday coincides with hundreds of rallies scheduled to take place across the country.

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Thousands flocked to Center City on Saturday to take part in the “No Kings” protest, marching from Love Park to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Philadelphia’s “No Kings” rally was the flagship protest among more than 1,

Philadelphia is among five Democratic-led cities where President Trump is preparing to send ICE tactical teams ahead of nationwide protests.