Texas Gov. Greg Abbott deployed National Guard troops to San Antonio and other locations across the state ahead of anticipated protests.
“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,” Abbott said.
“@TexasGuard will use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order,” he added.
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.@TexasGuard will use every tool & strategy to help law enforcement maintain order. https://t.co/rS8b5zgE3T
— Greg Abbott (@GregAbbott_TX) June 11, 2025
Per NBC News:
In Austin, 500 people gathered in front of the state’s Capitol on Monday evening to denounce Trump’s immigration policies in solidarity with the L.A. protesters. Local and state authorities used pepper spray and flash-bang grenades on protesters in that incident, and more than a dozen people were arrested, Abbott said.
The Los Angeles raids led to fallout over the weekend when Trump federalized and brought in the state’s National Guard against Gov. Gavin Newsom’s wishes. The two politicians locked horns over the move, with Newsom saying it needlessly inflamed tensions between protesters and law enforcement.
ADVERTISEMENTCalifornia’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops to Los Angeles, saying the takeover exceeds his authority.
When asked about the ICE raids and the intense federal response to protests, Trump said from the Oval Office on Tuesday, “This is the first, perhaps of many.”
“We didn’t attack this one very strongly. You’d have them all over the country. I can inform the rest of the country that when they do it, if they do it, they’re going to be met with equal or greater force than we met right here. We did a great job,” he said.
“We stopped a disaster,” Trump added, describing protesters as “very dangerous people” who were “met with heavy force, and they folded.”
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott to deploy National Guard across the state in response to protests https://t.co/krdezFkHH4
— NBC DFW (@NBCDFW) June 11, 2025
Fox News reports:
San Antonio Police Department Assistant Chief Jesse Salame told WOAI-TV that Chief William McManus confirmed the deployment of National Guard troops to the city, though he added that “we don’t have any additional details about their deployment.”
Major demonstrations popped up in cities across Texas this week on the heels of violent riots in Los Angeles to protest federal immigration raids.
In Austin, four police officers were injured trying to disperse a crowd of several hundred demonstrators that moved between the state Capitol and a federal building that houses an ICE office on Monday night. Austin police used pepper spray balls and state police used tear gas when demonstrators began trying to deface the federal building with spray paint.
Austin Police Chief Lisa Davis said three officers were injured when individuals began hurling “very large” rocks, while a fourth suffered a shoulder injury during an arrest.
“We support peaceful protest,” Davis said. “When that protest turns violent, when it turns to throwing rocks and bottles … that will not be tolerated. Arrests will be made.”
ADVERTISEMENTAustin police arrested eight people, and state police arrested five more.
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