National Guard, Trump and appeals
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After Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the deployment of more than 5,000 Texas National Guard troops across the state ahead of mass, anti-Trump protests, internal memos obtained by the American-Statesman reveal military leaders are scrambling to find and train enough personnel for the mission.
Armed National Guard troops are accompanying immigration agents as they carry out mass deportation raids on the streets of Los Angeles.
Two hundred Marines will guard federal buildings in the Los Angeles area, freeing up more National Guard soldiers to back up federal agents arresting undocumented immigrants, the commander of military troops sent to the city said Friday.
Judge Charles Breyer ordered the administration to return control of the National Guard to the California governor, but an appeals court stayed the extraordinary decision Thursday night.
Noem threatened Biden for considering activating the Guard in Texas over governor's objections, but praises Trump for doing it in California.