Hundreds of residents of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, showed up to speak up against the Trump administration and its policies on immigration, public health, executive power and more as part of the nationwide No Kings Day protests on Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Here are some of the photos from the day.

Protestors hold signs, the big one reads "No one is illegal on stolen land"
Many of the protesters in downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025, spoke out against the Trump administration’s immigration policies. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters stand on both sides of the street holding signs, some read "Impeach Imprison repent" and "I prefer my ice crushed"
Protesters stood on both sides of West Front Street near the Forrest Street intersection in Downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters hold signs that say "Abolish ice" and "No kings yas queens"
CeCe Finley Garrett (center) and Abby Garrett (left) were among hundreds of people in Hattiesburg, Miss., who demonstrated against the Trump administration near City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters hold signs that say "No kings in America since 1776 and "No nazis no kings"
Residents of Hattiesburg, Miss., demonstrated against the Trump administration near City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters hold signs that read "Keep the scientists #FireKennedy" and "Medicaid Matters"
Dr. Anita Henderson (left), a pediatrician in Hattiesburg, Miss., protests against U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s actions alongside her husband, Dr. Randy Henderson (right), a neonatologist. Residents demonstrated against the Trump administration near City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
A man holds a image depicting Trump as a biblical golden calf
Stephen Lovelady joined hundreds of others who demonstrated against the Trump administration near City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg, Miss., during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. He is seen here holding an image depicting Trump as a biblical golden calf. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters hold up signs on the street corner reading "I'm a veteran" and "The only good ice is from sonic"
Residents demonstrate against the Trump administration on the corner of West Front Street and Forrest Street near City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters hold signs that read "fuck ice no kings since 1776" and "No one is illegal on stolen land"
Some protesters spoke up against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and highlighted incongruities between American immigration policy and the historic removal and mistreatment of indigenous peoples. Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Truck exhaust billows in front of protesters holding signs
A disgruntled man driving a truck revved his engine, leaving a cloud of black smoke lingering near a group of anti-Trump protesters standing in front of the Saenger Theater in Hattiesburg, Miss., during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters hold signs, one reads "The wrong ice is melting"
A man holds a sign criticizing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency while protesting in Hattiesburg, Miss., during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
An older woman holds a US flag and a sign that reads 'Keep the Scientists #FireKennedy"
Dr. Iva Brown, who formerly taught science at the University of Southern Mississippi, protests U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., in Hattiesburg, Miss., during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters hold signs that read "The only No kings
From left: Protesters who identified themselves only as Theresa, Hope and Hailey hold signs opposing the Trump administration in Hattiesburg, Miss., during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters hold signs that read "No kings since 1776" and "I need to be able to tell my grandkids I did not stay silent"
Residents of Hattiesburg, Miss., demonstrated against the Trump administration near City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
A protester holds a sign that reads "Lock him up"
A man holds a “LOCK HIM UP!” sign in Hattiesburg, Miss., on June 14, 2025, a reference to President Donald Trump and his frequent use of “Lock her up” chants directed at women opponents, starting with 2016 Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters hold signs that read "Ignoring 9-0 Supreme Court Rulling = Facism" and "No one is illegal on stolen land"
Kaelee Butler (left) and Claire Reams (right) join hundreds of Hattiesburg, Miss., residents to demonstrate against the Trump administration near City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
A protester holding a sign that reads "We are all God's children!"
Dr. Hugh Broome (center), an associate chemistry professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, was among the hundreds of residents of Hattiesburg, Miss., who demonstrated against the Trump administration near City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters hold signs that read "The road it fascism is lined with people telling you to stop overreacting" and "Make Orwell fiction again"
Dr. Hugh Broome (center), an associate chemistry professor at the University of Southern Mississippi, was among the hundreds of residents of Hattiesburg, Miss., who demonstrated against the Trump administration near City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
A protester holds a sign that reads "No Kings" on a US flag
Carole Locke was one of the hundreds of residents of Hattiesburg, Miss., who demonstrated against the Trump administration near City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
A protester holds a sign that reads "Stop terrorizing immigrants, you fascists"
Dr. Joseph Peterson, a University of Southern Mississippi associate history professor, protests against the Trump administration’s treatment of immigrants in Hattiesburg, Miss., during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
A protester holds a sign that says "No kings since 1776"
Dr. Kate Greene, a University of Southern Mississippi political science professor, carried her whiteboard, which she normally keeps out in her yard with a new message each day, to the No Kings Day protest in Hattiesburg, Miss., on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Counter protesters hold signs that read "Our home is not their economic opportunity"
Trump supporters Colton Kimble (center) and Lawson Campbell (right) counterprotest outside the Porter Public House as hundreds of residents of Hattiesburg, Miss., demonstrated against the Trump administration near City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. One anti-Trump protester is seen here (left) speaking to Kimble and Campbell. Photo by Ashton Pittman
Protesters wave US Flags and hold signs that read "no kings" and "We the people won't back down"
Anti-Trump protesters wave American flags on the steps of City Hall in Downtown Hattiesburg, Miss., during the No Kings Day protests on June 14, 2025. Photo by Ashton Pittman

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Award-winning News Editor Ashton Pittman, a native of the South Mississippi Pine Belt, studied journalism and political science at the University of Southern Mississippi. Previously the state reporter at the Jackson Free Press, he drove national headlines and conversations with award-winning reporting about segregation academies. He has won numerous awards, including Outstanding New Journalist in the South, for his work covering immigration raids, abortion battles and even former Gov. Phil Bryant’s unusual work with “The Bad Boys of Brexit" at the Jackson Free Press. In 2021, as a Mississippi Free Press reporter, he was named the Diamond Journalist of the Year for seven southern U.S. states in the Society of Professional Journalists Diamond Awards. A trained photojournalist, Ashton lives in South Mississippi with his husband, William, and their two pit bulls, Dorothy and Dru.