Austin, Texas (AP) – The Governor of Texas Greg Abbott mentioned Thursday that he ordered the deployment of over 5,000 Texas National Guard Troops, along with over 2,000 state policemen, to assist native legislation enforcement officers handle the protests towards President Donald Trump and the present federal immigration raids.
The announcement of Abbott didn’t detailed the place the troops have been despatched, however some have been seen in a protest on Wednesday night within the middle of San Antonio close to the Alamm. That protest attracted a whole bunch of demonstrators however didn’t escape in violence.
On Saturday there are additional protests in San Antonio and all through Texas within the metropolis resembling Houston, Austin and Dallas as a part of the National “No Kings” movement.
The protests in the beginning of this week in Austin and Dallas led to quick clashes with the police who used chemical irritants to disperse the group. About a dozen have been arrested.
“Pacific protests are a part of the material of our nation, however Texas is not going to tolerate the illegality that we’ve got seen in Los Angeles in response to the appliance of the immigration legislation of President Donald Trump,” mentioned Abbott. “Anyone who engages in acts of violence or dangerous properties can be arrested and held liable for the extent of the legislation.”
The transfer of the Governor of the Republican Texas is clearly contrasting with the governor of California Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, who has publicly clashed with Trump on his determination to deploy the National Guard and the Marino personnel in Los Angeles.
The mayors of San Antonio and Austin mentioned that they had not requested Abbott to mobilize the nationwide guard of their cities.
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