People carried signs reading “End the Federal Invasion” and “I like my ICE crushed.” As the crowd moved past Foundry United Methodist Church on 16th Street, the sound of church bells mingled with chants of “sí, se puede” and “no justice, no peace.”

Last Saturday, thousands marched from Meridian Hill Park to Freedom Plaza as part of the “We Are All DC” protest of the Trump administration’s takeover of local law enforcement—the largest such demonstration since the president declared a public safety emergency and deployed the National Guard to the city in early August.

The protest, which included members of the area’s largest labor unions and immigrants rights groups, was partially organized by Free DC , a relatively new campaign to protect the city’s Home Rule and ensure residents co

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