College World Series, Omaha and protests
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Not long after protesters marched to the College World Series, the governor issued an emergency proclamation activating the National Guard, citing plans for widespread protesting at many cities across the country.
During the protest, Gov. Jim Pillen issued an emergency proclamation that will allow for the deployment of the Nebraska National Guard and other state law enforcement resources for other protests planned this weekend.
Protesters use Omaha CWS as a backdrop to bring big attention to criticism of Trump immigration enforcement policies and raids.
Gov. Jim Pillen signed an emergency proclamation Friday to allow the Nebraska National Guard to respond "should any demonstrations escalate, threatening people or property."
The Los Angeles protests over Donald Trump's ICE raids have sparked ratings growth across cable news since Friday.
Not long after protesters marched to the College World Series, the governor issued an emergency proclamation activating the National Guard.