Anti-ICE Protests Continue in LA and Texas, National Guard Deployed

Ongoing Anti-ICE Protests

• 💡 Protests against immigration raids have entered their seventh day in Los Angeles, with demonstrators continuing to march despite a curfew.
• ⚠️ While daytime protests are largely peaceful, agitators have emerged after dark, engaging in looting and vandalism, a pattern observed in past LA protests.
• 👮 Mayor Karen Bass has stated that curfews will remain in place as long as necessary, with local police prepared to handle security and arrests.

National Guard Involvement in LA

• 🚨 In Los Angeles, members of the National Guard and Customs and Border Protection officers are present, guarding a detention center where migrants are being housed.
• 🤝 National Guardsmen are also being trained to assist ICE on their missions, primarily to ensure the safety of federal officers by forming a perimeter during arrests.

Protests and National Guard in San Antonio

• 📍 In San Antonio, Texas, Governor Greg Abbott deployed the National Guard to the city in response to anti-ICE protests.
• 🏛️ Local officials, including the mayor and police chief, expressed surprise and stated that the National Guard was not needed, as protests had been peaceful.
• 🚫 While Governor Abbott stated the Guard would protect federal facilities and provide backup, they were not observed engaging in law enforcement operations, with local police and state troopers handling the situation.
• 💬 The protests in San Antonio were loosely organized, with one demonstration near the historic Alamo drawing about 400 people, and primarily involved verbal altercations rather than vandalism or violence.