Texas Governor to Deploy National Guard
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Protests over immigration raids have broken out in several other cities, including Chicago, New York, San Antonio and Spokane, Washington.
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Maj. Gen. Scott Sherman said 500 National Guard members have been trained to accompany agents on immigration operations.
McCrory said the state is put in a “precarious position” when a governor and mayor aren’t willing to work with the president.
Los Angeles Police Chief Jim McDonnell sharply countered President Donald Trump’s claims that the city was at a point of needing National Guard support, emphasizing Wednesday that protests were “nowhere near” that level.
National Guard troops already have temporarily detained civilians in the Los Angeles protests over immigration raids.