Protests against Trump's politics: National Guard is committed to Texas!

Protests against Trump's politics: National Guard is committed to Texas!

Los Angeles, Kalifornien, USA - Protests against President Donald Trump's migration policy are increasing increasing proportions in the United States. On June 11, 2025, Texas' governor Greg Abbott announced the use of the national guard to ensure order and peace during these unrest. He announced this through online service X and pointed out that peaceful protests were legally accepted, while acts of violence against people or property were not tolerated. The national guard is used in a context that is characterized by far-reaching protests in various US cities, including Texas. In Austin and Dallas there were some clashes and arrests despite the mostly peaceful demonstrations.

in California are parts of Los Angeles under a curfew. Mayor Karen Bass had imposed this measure to contain unrest. According to reports, 197 people were arrested in the city alone on Tuesday. Bass said that the use of soldiers was not necessary because the police had control over the situation. Nevertheless, hundreds of marine soldiers have reached Trump Los Angeles, where the President ordered the sending of a total of 4,000 national guards. California governor Gavin Newsom criticized these measures as "completely absurd" and saw them as a "brazen abuse of power".

conflict about migrants and protests

The protests were triggered in particular by the procedure of the immigration authority ICE against migrants. This situation has caused a wave of outrage in cities such as Los Angeles, Austin and Dallas. In Los Angeles, Newsom criticized Trump's influence on cultural and scientific institutions and accused him of endangering democracy. The governor warned that authoritarian regime often started persecution of the least protected people, including plate washer, gardener, and seamstresses.

The political tensions between the governors and the president have further intensified in the past few days. Trump described the demonstrators as "animals" and accused newsoma and bass of hiring unrest pianos. In response to this, Newsoma said that Trump's measures would only tighten the situation and that democracy was in danger. Legal steps against the posting of soldiers were also initiated by California.

The National Guard is currently being used in addition to Texas only in California to maintain public order. In Texas, Abbott announced that the national guard would be mobilized specifically to support the police, but without providing detailed information about the exact use. Further protests in San Antonio are planned for the coming days.