As Americans Deepen Their Nonviolent Mobilization, the Trump Administration Begins To Make Concessions

Given the current trajectory, the nation may soon see 12 million Americans, or approximately 3.5 percent of the population, engaged in multiple forms of nonviolent mobilization. As the Center for American Progress has discussed and as political science research shows, when 3.5 percent of a nation’s population peacefully mobilizes and sustains itself at key moments, the government can be forced to meet their demands. Already, people-powered mobilizations in Minnesota during the first few months of 2026 successfully forced the Trump administration to reduce the number of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agents in the state.