• Refuse Fascism, a left-leaning political activist group, has called for a protest at the US Supreme Court located at First Street Northeast in Washington, DC at 09:00 (local time) on May 15. 
• The protest aims to denounce President Donald Trump’s currently blocked January 20 Executive Order (EO) that seeks to end birthright citizenship in the US to children born to parents who are undocumented immigrants or who are in the country on short-term visas.  

1. The slated protest coincides with the US Supreme Court’s upcoming May 15 hearing to determine whether three nationwide temporary injunctions, issued by separate district judges, can continue to block the implementation of the EO. Separately, Refuse Fascism also took part in nationwide anti-Trump protests organized by the 50501 Movement on May 1. A protest organized by the group in Washington, DC witnessed a turnout in the low to mid-hundreds and transpired peacefully.
2. FORECAST: Based on precedent and the group’s mobilization capacity, the upcoming protest is expected to draw a turnout in the low to mid-hundreds. Given the current anti-Trump protest groups’ stated commitment to conduct peaceful demonstrations, as well as Refuse Fascism’s previous protests, the upcoming demonstration is anticipated to remain peaceful. Additionally, as the protest is planned outside an official building and coincides with a hearing directly related to the protest issue on May 15, an increased security presence is expected in the vicinity of the US Supreme Court to monitor the proceedings. Further, localized disruptions are likely to affect vehicular and pedestrian traffic around the Court during the morning hours of May 15.

Those operating or residing in Washington, DC on May 15 are advised to allot for disruptions to traffic in the vicinity of the US Supreme Court during the morning hours on account of the slated protest.