On Monday, hundreds of protesters assembled at the Texas Capitol in Austin to show support for those protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement actions in Los Angeles.
Likewise, organizers in Dallas gathered near downtown that evening to march against ICE raids occurring nationwide. Protests also took place in San Antonio and Houston over the weekend.
Tensions in Los Angeles escalated after an ICE raid on June 6 led to the arrest of several individuals. The operation sparked protests that escalated over the weekend, prompting President Donald Trump to deploy 2,000 National Guard troops to the city.
On June 9, California filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over the deployment of the National Guard without prior consultation with Governor Gavin Newsom. The governor criticized the decision in a social media post, calling it “illegal and immoral.” In another post that morning, Newsom accused Trump of “illegally” federalizing the Guard and declared, “We’re suing him.”
Here’s what the protests looked like throughout Texas.
See anti-ICE protesters across Texas
Videos and images shared on social media captured anti-ICE demonstrations across Texas.
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San Antonio
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Houston
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Protesters hold anti-ICE rallies across Texas. See videos, images shared on social media
Reporting by Marley Malenfant, Austin American-Statesman / Austin American-Statesman
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