Police Arrest Roughly 60 Veterans and Military Family Members Protesting Outside US Capitol After Group Crosses Police Line
- On June 14, 2025, U.S. Capitol Police detained about 60 protesters, including veterans and their relatives, who were demonstrating outside the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
- The arrests followed a peaceful demonstration of about 75 people at the Supreme Court, who later moved toward the Capitol and crossed a police line.
- Protesters breached bike rack barricades near the Capitol steps, causing police to establish a perimeter and detain those who ran toward the Rotunda.
- All those arrested will face charges related to illegal protesting and breaching a police barrier, with some individuals additionally accused of assaulting officers or resisting detention; two detainees required hospital treatment.
- Veterans' groups opposing military deployments and a $50 million Army parade held a protest that underscores rising tensions ahead of the Army's milestone 250th anniversary celebration scheduled for June 15.
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Police arrest roughly 60 veterans, military family members protesting outside US Capitol
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Roughly 60 demonstrators were arrested on Friday outside the US Capitol after breaching a police line of bike racks and advancing toward steps leading to the Capitol Rotunda, according to Capitol Police.
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