Gov. Greg Abbott announced Thursday that he was deploying 5,000 Texas National Guard troops and 2,000 Department of Public Safety officers to "maintain order" at planned anti-Trump protests across the state this weekend.

Democratic governors on Thursday slammed President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines to California amid protests over the administration’s immigration enforcement policies.

Abbott's decision contrasts the approach of California's Newsom, who has opposed Trump's deployment of military personnel.

The National Guard in Los Angeles has detained anti-ICE protesters while providing security for immigration operations, with officials expecting protests to escalate.

Abbott's announcement did not detail where the troops were sent, but some were seen at a protest Wednesday night in downtown San Antonio near the Alamo.

Trump has long admired the British royal family and his big birthday parade in Washington is the same day as the U.K.’s annual Trooping the Color.

Jim Trusty, a former attorney for Trump, told NewsNation’s Chris Cuomo it’s unlikely that the state of California wins the lawsuit because Title 10 says even if a state’s governor says no to the deployment of troops,

LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom asked a federal court Tuesday to block the Trump administration from using the National Guard and Marines to assist with immigration raids in Los Angeles, saying it would only heighten tensions.