In May, the Trump administration announced the “Summer Surge” plans to send more federal agents and troops into DC, on top of the thousands of troops and feds already on our streets who have been terrorizing Black and Brown DC residents for nearly a year. The DC Alliance and our allies through coalitions like Families Not Feds and DC Against the Trump Agenda stand ready to defend our communities against these waves of police terror.
The struggle continues for true police accountability in DC. Keep reading for more about how we are fighting for community control of the police in DC — and how we connect this fight to struggles of oppressed people around the world!
DCAARPR joined nearly 10,000 people at the National Mall for a march in honor of May Day on May 1. May Day commemorates a long history of workers and immigrants’ struggles. Speakers discussed the importance of uniting in defense of immigrant workers and victims of police crimes.
The wives of Kilmar Abrego Garcia and Rodney Taylor, men who were kidnapped by ICE within the past year, spoke about the importance of the movement in fighting to free their spouses. Both women stood in solidarity with the mother of Phillip Brown, who was unable to attend due to the risk of police repression.
Her son was nearly killed by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers when they shot into his car over a traffic stop. The U.S. Attorney’s DC office declined to charge the HSI agents because “no one was hit by the bullets.” DCAARPR together with The Families Not Feds Coalition’s is focused on passing legislation to limit federal agent activity in DC and to hold them accountable for their crimes.
DCAARPR collaborated with Guns Down Friday for a Know Your Rights training for the youth in Navy Yard. That location is a hot spot for police harassment of Black youth, and with new laws and the racist youth curfew in effect, attendees were educated on their legal rights by moderator and attorney Paige White and got informed about how these changes are impacting our community.
Free Yousof Azizi protest
We joined the Anti-War Committee DMV on May 3 outside the Customs and Border Patrol headquarters to protest the ICE detainment of Yousof Azizi, a PhD student and outspoken anti-war advocate. Azizi was kidnapped on April 13 while on his way home from dropping off his two children at school. Since then, he has been transferred at least twice, and has been repeatedly denied access to his lawyer and allowed only limited contact family.
The DC Alliance joined the protest in solidarity with Youtof who is fighting political repression for speaking out against the racist, xenophobic war machine.
Community members, organizers and faith leaders gathered at Union Temple Baptist Church in Southeast DC on May 17th for the Washington Interfaith Network’s (WIN) Candidate Forum ahead of the upcoming mayoral, city council and congressional primary elections this June.
The forum was an opportunity for DC’s most oppressed communities to make their demands to potential local elected leaders. Families Not Feds, a coalition of organizations working to end local collaboration with federal agents in DC, was invited to speak at the event and bring forward their proposal to the potential candidates.
The Coalition asked if the candidates would help lead the effort to pass permanent legislation to end the collaboration between MPD and federal agents. All candidates on the stage said yes. The Families Not Feds Coalition plans to hold the hopeful electeds accountable when they get voted into office.
DC: June 16th is Election Day! Make your voice heard by casting your vote.
On April 13th, 2026, Isaac Carlos Aguirre, at just 19 years old, was found hanging from a tree next to the 4D police station in Washington, DC. From the very first moment, the police have acted suspiciously, and dismissed the case as a suicide without providing proof to the family. His family, based across the country, has incurred serious unexpected expenses while dealing with the trauma and pain of suddenly losing their young son. They had to drive for days to see Isaac’s body in DC and try to give him a proper burial, despite stonewalling and negligence by the police. Now, they are dealing with legal and investigative expenses in order to try to find the truth of what happened to Isaac. Please donate what you can to help them cover these and future expenses as they mourn their son and fight for answers.
Every donation goes directly into the bank account of Isaac’s immediate family members.
