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

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