What started as large-scale demonstrations in Los Angeles, with people joining the raids led by immigration and customs application (ICE), has now spread to other cities in the United States
In response to the demonstrations of his state, the Governor of Texas Greg Abbott, a Republican, announced that he intended to deploy the National Guard through the State to “guarantee peace and order” before other demonstrations provided against immigration policies of the Trump administration.
[time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”]The troops are already on standby in San Antonio, where demonstrators should meet on Wednesday and Saturday, in solidarity with the
“The peaceful demonstration is legal. Naming a person or a property is illegal and will lead to an arrest,” said Abbott on social networks around 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. “Texas Guard will use all the tools and strategies to help the police to maintain order.”
While the first protests were described as “peaceful”, the downtown Los Angeles was placed in a curfew on Tuesday due to vandalism and looting, people inside the area said to stay inside between 8 p.m. and 6 am, the mayor of Los Angeles, Karen Bass, said that the curfew “applies to everyone- Emergency staff and residents, workers and the credited media ”.
In addition to the 2,000 national guard troops deployed over the weekend, without request or approval from the Governor of California Gavin Newsom, President Donald Trump sent around 700 navies in active service to the demonstrations.
Trump’s response encouraged the governor of California, Gavin Newsom, to bring legal action against the administration for what he called “the gross surpassing of the authority of the federal government”. An emergency request for a temporary prohibition order filed Tuesday by Newsom was rejected. A federal judge should now hold an audience on Thursday at California’s request to prevent the Trump administration from using troops at the
Dozens of other demonstrations are now organized across the country against Trump’s immigration policies.
San Antonio organized a peaceful demonstration on Sunday after people who appeared before the city’s immigration court were arrested by federal immigration agents.
Hundreds of demonstrators also gathered in Austin on Monday. At least six men were arrested by Texas Department of Public Safety, according to San Antonio News.
