Thousands of Coloradans are expected to turn out on Saturday to stage protests against recent immigration crackdowns and executive orders from the Trump administration that have led to violent

ABC co-host Ana Navarro said Monday that there were "instigators" planted in the crowds at her anti-Trump "No Kings" protest, praising demonstrators for not engaging.

Northern Colorado saw some of the state’s biggest protests Saturday, but even smaller communities drew crowds.

More than a dozen rallies were planned across the state Saturday to speak out against a host of issues from immigration enforcement actions to attacks on free speech and LGBTQ rights.

A breakdown of who was charged with what and why wasn't immediately available, but the protest and related marches shut down streets throughout the day and into Saturday night.

At least one demonstration, about 70 miles from Washington, D.C., in Northern Virginia, was met with violence when a man intentionally drove an SUV through a crowd of departing protesters, striking at least one person,

“The most threatening sound to an oligarch is laughter.”

Parker town officials cite safety as the reason the rally can't occur at the same time as the town's largest festival, but organizers argue it violates their free speech rights.