Texas Deploys National Guard to Cities Ahead of ICE Protests

Protests are expected to continue in major Texas cities this weekend.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks during a National Rifle Association event at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center in Dallas on May 18, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said on Wednesday that he is deploying the National Guard to cities across the state to ensure peace and order, in anticipation of protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.

“Peaceful protest is legal,” Abbott wrote on social media platform X. “Harming a person or property is illegal & will lead to arrest.”