No Kings Day

June 14, 2025

Samael Burchett, President of Lea County Pride, organized No Kings Day. No Kings Day, also known internationally as the No Dictators or No Tyrants protests, were a series of demonstrations that took place on June 14, 2025 in all 50 states and in many territories of the USA.

No Kings Day was a protest against Donald Trump’s policies and actions that have occurred during his second presidency, including his fascist tendencies and associated democratic backsliding in the U.S., his wholly illegal removal of immigrants, and his atrocious policies against the LGBTQ+ community. Organizers estimated that more than five million people participated in more than 2,100 cities and towns.

Our protest took place in Hobbs at the corner of Bender Blvd and Grimes Street. As part of the protest, Lea County Pride invited a number of organizations to participate. No organization showed more enthusiasm than Somos un Pueblo Unido, an immigrant-led organization dedicated to advancing worker and racial justice at the state and local levels. In addition, the Democratic Party posted the event on their Facebook page for those who wished to attend.

The protest took place from 9 am to noon and nearly 100 people showed up to show their dissatisfaction of the Trump regime’s platform on immigration and LGBTQ+ rights.

While the protest took place, we received so many heartfelt agreements of the protest signs from passing cars. I believe a great time was had by all who attended.

On the the following Tuesday, reporter Azure Mitchell’s article and photos of the No Kings Protest were published on the front page of the local newspaper, the Hobbs News-Sun.