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Texas Gov. Abbott Deploys National Guard as Anti-ICE Protests Grow

HeadlineJun 11, 2025

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has announced plans to deploy the National Guard to San Antonio and other cities as protests against ICE raids grow across Texas and the country. Here in New York, police arrested dozens of protesters Tuesday, including 24 at Trump Tower. Protests were also held in Philadelphia, San Francisco, Boston, Atlanta, Seattle and other cities Tuesday.

Meanwhile, Democratic Congressmember LaMonica McIver of New Jersey has been indicted on federal charges stemming from her arrest outside a Newark immigration detention center where she was conducting an oversight visit.

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