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Following LA, Texas to deploy National Guard amid protests
ALBAWABA - More protests erupted in Chicago and Texas following Los Angeles, California, which has been facing days of unrest in protest of the federal immigration raids requested by US President Donald Trump.
Texas's governor announced that he will deploy the National Guard to 'maintain order' amid protests which erupted against federal immigration raids. "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," Governor Greg Abbott posted on X.
He added: "@TexasGuard will use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order."
Police enforced a curfew and began to arrest protesters who broke it after mayor Karen Bass declared a local emergency on the fifth day of protests.
Protests in LA began on June 7, with rioters setting cars ablaze, throwing rocks at police cars and fireworks at policemen. They also crashed the windows of the LAPD's headquarters and looted stores.
Local media confirmed that while hundreds of anti-ICE protesters gathered in Downtown Chicago on Tuesday, a car rammed through demonstrators around 6:15 p.m.
US President Donald Trump sent 700 Marines to Los Angeles in addition to an extra 2,000 National Guard troops to control the situation amid ongoing protests, which erupted against federal immigration raids.
