Coordinated "No Kings" protests are underway from coast-to-coast, part of a "national day of peaceful protest" against the Trump administration that is expected to draw millions.

Protesters in some areas braved wet weather to raise signs and chant slogans supporting the rights of immigrants and criticizing what they see as Trump's power grab.

Some protests took on a festive atmosphere, while others were more tense, including confrontations with counter-protesters.

Members of the far-right Proud Boys appeared at an Atlanta "No Kings" protest, wearing the group's distinctive black and yellow colors.In Minnesota, protests were canceled out of caution after shootings targeted local lawmakers, authorities say.

In Florida, marchers got as close to Mar-a-Lago, Trump's Palm Beach estate, as police would allow and were met by Trump supporters. Tens of thousands of people headed into Philadelphia – the city where the Second Continental Congress signed the Declaration of Independence.

Hundreds have already began gathering in northern and southern California for protests, marches and a car cruise, but organizers have drawn special attention to Los Angeles, where President Donald Trump called in the National Guard and the Marines after some protests over immigration enforcement raids spiraled into violence.

About 2,000 protests and rallies are planned nationwide.

“I have a lot of family members that are immigrants and basic human rights are being taken away on a daily,” Los Angeles resident Beatriz Pérez, 27, told USA TODAY ahead of the city's protest. Perez added that she hopes the country’s leaders “have a change of heart.” (Excerpted from a USA Today report)