Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) said early Wednesday that the Texas National Guard is prepared to "ensure peace & order" in his state, as protests against President Trump's immigration crackdown spread beyond California.
"Peaceful protest is legal," Abbott wrote on social platform X. "Harming a person or property is illegal & will lead to arrest."
He added the National Guard troops would "help law enforcement maintain order."
Demonstrations have continued to rock the Golden State in the days since Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out workplace raids in the Los Angeles area.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) resisted using the National Guard to respond to the demonstrations. President Trump bucked the governor, deploying thousands of troops and hundreds of Marines to the area to patrol the protest zones. Hundreds of arrests followed.
A judge rejected Newsom’s emergency request Tuesday to limit the troop deployment.
Protests are expected to grow through the week, with the groups No Kings and 50501 promoting events in New York, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Tennessee, Florida, Alabama and Georgia, among other states.
A war of words between the president and Democratic governor has also sprouted in recent days — with Trump accusing Newsom of not providing protection for law enforcement and the latter calling the Trump administration's moves a "brazen abuse of power."
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