WASHINGTON (Gray DC) – Thousands protested the Trump administration’s crime crackdown in the nation’s capital Saturday.
The Free DC Project hosted the We Are All DC: A National March with the goal of ending what they call the Trump administration’s occupation of the city.
It comes as D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb, a Democrat, filed a lawsuit Thursday saying National Guard troops are illegally patrolling neighborhoods throughout the city.
That same day, the D.C. National Guard announced it’s extending its deployment through the end of November.
Natalie Howe, a rally-goer and D.C. resident, said the guard deployment isn’t necessary.
“Washington, D.C. is safe enough for me to have my kid in, and I really like it here,” she said. “And, as, as you know, from looking at the crime stats, the crime is not the problem in D.C.”
Stats show crime was at a 30-year-low in DC before the federal crackdown began in August, however violent crime has continued to drop since the enforcement surge.
The federal takeover of the DC police force is also set to end Wednesday unless Congress authorizes an extension.
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