Overview

• Gov. Greg Abbott has positioned 7,000 law enforcement officers, including over 5,000 Texas National Guard soldiers and more than 2,000 DPS troopers, across the state ahead of this weekend’s rallies.
• Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe has also mobilized National Guard troops as a precautionary response to planned protests in his state.
• Clashes between demonstrators and police have led to hundreds of arrests and injuries in Las Vegas, Chicago, Seattle, Spokane and San Antonio.
• City officials in Spokane and Los Angeles have imposed overnight curfews after protests turned volatile, with authorities deploying chemical irritants and pepper rounds to disperse crowds.
• Despite the unrest, the administration affirms that ICE raids and deportations will press on and activists are preparing No Kings demonstrations at nearly 2,000 locations on June 14.