More than a dozen activists gathered in downtown Miami Monday afternoon to protest plans to build President Donald Trump’s library and a hotel next to the historic Freedom Tower, labeling it a “profound insult” to the county’s immigrant community.

Protest organizer Dr. Marvin Dunn also threatened legal action if the Florida Cabinet votes to dedicate the valuable downtown Miami real estate for the presidential library project. On Tuesday morning, the Cabinet did just that.

“I am outraged at how they did it secretly,” Dunn told WLRN regarding the Miami-Dade Board of Trustees vote to hand over the estimated $67 million lot to the state.

Community leader Dr. Marvin Dunn speaks at a protest outside of the Freedom Tower in downtown Miami Sept. 29, 2025. (Diego Perdomo/WLRN)

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