REHOBOTH BEACH, Del. - Hundreds of people hit the streets in Rehoboth Beach on Saturday for a protest called Sussex Against Martial Law.
Indivisible Southern Delaware is a local organization that was formed in January. The organization is behind the recent Saturday protests along Coastal Highway.
Protestors lined up along route one on Saturday. From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., they cheered, they waved flags and for those who couldn't join, they honked their car horns as they drove by.
Russel Stiles says the last time he protested was in 1968 during the Vietnam War protests. He felt that now was the time to take to the streets once again.
"Suddenly in the period of nine weeks, we're right back to 1968. We have horrible, horrible prejudice. We have discrimination, we have illegal searches. We have immigrants being deported without due rights, due process. It's just outrageous, so it's time to march again and I'm ready," said Stiles.
Protestors say they are protesting the Insurrection Act of 1807, or martial law.
When president Trump took office on January 20, 2025, he signed an executive order declaring a national emergency at the southern border of the United States.
The order states that within 30 days of the proclamation the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security must submit a report regarding conditions at the southern border.
Within 90 days, the report must include recommendations including whether to invoke the Insurrection Act of 1807.
While many were there in protest of this act, people like Tony Coronia were there to see state leadership and support their president.
"We're here mostly to represent that there is two voices here in Sussex County, not just one. Also our governor and our attorney general were going to be here and as people who are involved in politics and care about where we live, I want to hear what our governor and our attorney general had to say," Coronia shared.
Cheryl Siskin who is a chapter leader with Indivisible Southern Delaware says there's strength in numbers.
"We believe that the people need to stand up to this administration and Congress isn't standing up, and we can't really trust the judiciary. We can't even trust the Supreme Court. So the only way to stop the rise of fascism in our country is for the people to hit the streets," Siskin explained.
Siskin says there's more to come from Indivisible Southern Delaware.