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Amid ongoing anti-immigration protests across the US, Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared on X that the National Guard will be deployed to the state. The governor warned that the National Guard will use “every tool” to help maintain law and order.
“Texas National Guard will be deployed to locations across the state to ensure peace & order. Peaceful protest is legal. Harming a person or property is illegal & will lead to arrest. @TexasGuard will use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order,” he wrote on X.
Texas National Guard will be deployed to locations across the state to ensure peace & order.
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 11, 2025
Peaceful protest is legal.
Harming a person or property is illegal & will lead to arrest.@TexasGuard will use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order. https://t.co/rS8b5zgE3T
“Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines to KEEP Texas a law and order state. To have their back, I am signing a law to ensure they can use every tool available to combat criminals without being targeted by rogue prosecutors. We support our law enforcement officers,” he further added.
The decision comes after the Donald Trump administration’s controversial move to deploy troops in Los Angeles in response to mass protests after anti-immigration raids.
The Californian city now hosts more military personnel than Iraq and Syria combined.
On Monday, President Trump deployed an additional 2,000 National Guardsmen, joining the initial 2,000, alongside approximately 700 Marines, bringing the total military presence in LA to nearly 4,800, compared to 2,500 troops in Iraq and Syria.
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Meanwhile, demonstrations against Trump’s immigration crackdown have spread far beyond Los Angeles, with thousands of people gathering in at least two dozen cities by Tuesday night.
Protests have taken place across New York, Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, and Washington, D.C., with varying degrees of police presence and tension.
These protests coincide with an escalating political and legal clash in California over deploying military forces for domestic immigration enforcement.
During a speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday, celebrating the US Army’s 250th anniversary, President Trump fiercely criticised Los Angeles protesters, calling them “animals” and “a foreign enemy.”
He labelled their actions an “invasion” and justified sending National Guard troops and Marines to the city.
Trump pledged to “liberate” Los Angeles, aiming to make it “free, clean, and safe,” and hinted at possibly invoking the Insurrection Act.
He also cautioned that any disturbances during an upcoming military parade in Washington, D.C., would face “very big force.”
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