Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has “surged” thousands of National Guard soldiers and state troopers to keep the peace prior to planned demonstrations opposing Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), according to a statement from the governor’s office.
Statewide, Abbott deployed 5,000 National Guard members and more than 2,000 Department of Public Safety troopers to help local police maintain law and order, his office said, as organizers of the No Kings Day of Defiance were planning up to 1,800 protests nationwide to oppose ICE operations and the Trump administration.
