Abbott and Trump Team Up, Deploying National Guard to Suppress Constitutional Rights

TEXAS – Patriotic Americans of all backgrounds are taking to the streets to protest fascism in America, unleashed by the Trump regime’s racist raids, family separation, and courthouse arrests of immigrants working within the law.

Republican Governor Greg Abbott deployed 5,000 Texas National Guard troops and thousands more officers with DPS across the state in advance of Saturday’s “No Kings” rallies—protesting the immigration policy that’s pulling families apart and off the streets to meet ICE quotas, enacted by President Trump. Texans stand united, from Brownsville to San Antonio, against the hostile takeover of our government, and turning our own military against us.

“It’s time to show up, to be loud and proud—exercise your right to free speech, to peacefully assemble, and redress grievances against a wannabe king,” said Executive Director Kathleen Thompson. “The Trump regime is stoking violence and fear by wielding our National Guard, ICE, and appointed local law enforcement—paid for by our taxdollars—against us, our parents, and even children. MAGA extremists are trying to scare you into silence, don’t let them.”

Advocacy and Development Coordinator Tatum Owens said, “We witnessed peaceful protests met with brute force. We’ve seen the damage that ‘less-than-lethal’ rubber bullets leave on neighbors who locked arms with their community members. That’s why it’s crucial that we stand together, on the streets or not, immigrant or not, and against narrow-minded, racist, xenophobic ideas of what makes an ‘American.’ We can join together with folks across racial differences to demand fair immigration processes and a democracy that works for all Americans.”

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