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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed over 5,000 National Guard troops and 2,000 DPS officers to back up law enforcement in anticipation of protests against President Trump’s immigration
The peaceful protest began shortly after 6 p.m. and soon tripled in size as people congregated in front of a road closure, occupied by at least six members of the California National Guard on
It's been five days since anti-ICE demonstrations erupted in Los Angeles, some turning violent between protesters and law enforcement officers, prompting President Trump to deploy National Guard troops and hundreds of Marines.
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Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman said 500 National Guard members have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations.
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Protests over immigration raids stretched into a fifth night in Los Angeles and spread to other cities, including New York, Chicago and Milwaukee, prompting clashes between police and demonstrators.
The ICE raids in California, and the Trump administration's decision to deploy National Guard troops, to Los Angeles, touched off a wave of demonstrations and arrests other U.S. cities.
Tom Homan, the head of ICE, confirmed to NBC News that he would arrest Gov. Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass if they interfered with immigration raids.
With migrant communities already living in fear amid the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, ICE raids in downtown Los Angeles sparked days of protests.