Thousands of people filled several city blocks in and around Daley Plaza in downtown Chicago--cheering, banging drums and waving upside-down American flags in the air to signal what they see as a country in distress.

The rally at Daley Plaza started at noon with a moment of silence for the shootings in Minnesota before moving into the streets of downtown Chicago.

The Chicago No Kings rally comes as protests have ramped up against ICE and the Trump administration this week locally and in Los Angeles, where the National Guard and Marines have been deployed against the wishes of local leaders.