US EditionThe Scoop: Mon. Sept. 8, 2025 Tampa Bay and Florida Headlines by WMNF
Thousands marched against President Trump's federal deployment, citing unconstitutional actions and negative impacts on communities; nearly 2,000 arrests and 200 firearms seized, officials reported.
- On Saturday, September 6, 2025, thousands marched in Washington, D.C., and Chicago, Illinois, to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and National Guard troops deployment under President Donald Trump.
- Trump's Aug. 11 emergency declared federalization with more than 2,000 troops; the administration said this led to nearly 2,000 arrests despite conflicting crime data showing an 8% drop, The Washington Metropolitan Police Department reported.
- The We Are All DC march brought together labor unions, immigrant and civil-rights groups as participants walked more than two miles from Meridian Hill Park to Freedom Plaza, chanting 'Troops go home' while church bells tolled.
- Mayor Muriel Bowser signed an agreement to cooperate beyond the 30‑day emergency ending on September 10, while D.C. Attorney General Brian Schwalb sued to block the deployment and Georgia pledged 300 soldiers.
- Legal and civil‑rights concerns surfaced as speakers pressed for full home rule and the 51st State to protect rights, while critics and magistrate judges warned the deployment risks unlawful occupation and overcharging.
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The Scoop: Mon. Sept. 8, 2025 Tampa Bay and Florida headlines by WMNF
Demonstrators in DC fight back against federal troop presence and ICE raids Last Saturday, thousands of protesters took to the streets in Washington, D.C., opposing President Donald Trump’s federal occupation of the city. In one of the largest demonstrations to date, protesters walked over two miles, calling for a halt in mass deportations. Florida nurses rally to defend social security amid fears of cuts The largest organization of registered n…
DC Protests Demand End to Trump's Military 'Occupation'
Thousands marched in Washington, D.C., Saturday to protest President Donald Trump’s continued deployment of National Guard troops and the increased federal law enforcement on the streets of the nation’s capital. The post DC Protests Demand End to Trump’s Military ‘Occupation’ appeared first on FlaglerLive.
Dozens of protesters marched in Washington on Saturday against President Donald Trump's federal takeover of the city's police department and the deployment of National Guard troops to the capital.
By Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN Dozens of protesters marched in Washington on Saturday against President Donald Trump's federal takeover of the city's police department and the deployment of National Guard troops to the capital. Carrying signs reading "Protect DC Home Rule" and "Stop the Trump Takeover," participants in the "We Are All DC" march walked from Meridian Hill Park to Freedom Plaza near the White House to protest what they see as Trump…
Washington. At the cry of “We are all DC,” “Trump must leave now,” “Let’s resist tyranny,” and “Free DC,” thousands of Washington residents, including undocumented migrants and supporters of Palestine, marched yesterday to demand that the President of the United States end the deployment of National Guard troops patrolling the streets of the capital.
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