Gov. Greg Abbott is deploying the state’s National Guard to Austin ahead of planned Saturday protests condemning aggressive immigration enforcement.

The “No Kings” protests will be taking place across the country to speak out against the Trump administration’s mass deportation push, and the president “threatening to overtake elections; gutting health care, environmental protections, and education” according to the organizers’ website.

Abbott, in a press release, said he’s directing the Texas Department of Public Safety to activate the Texas National Guard because of a “planned antifa-linked demonstration.”

“Today, I directed the Texas Department of Public Safety and Texas National Guard to deploy all necessary law enforcement officials and resources to ensure the safety of Austin reside

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