More than 800 National Guard members secured the nation's capital as the U.S. Army celebrated its 250th birthday. The Guard members, from

Washington state leaders denounce Trump's activation of the California National Guard against the state governor's wishes.

As anti-ICE protests continue to sweep across the nation, local leaders in Seattle are voicing strong opinions on President Trump's decision to activate the National Guard in California without the state's governor's consent.

Washington state officials urged people to raise their voices in a planned day of protest Saturday against the policies of President Donald Trump, but urged protesters to avoid violence and deprive Trump of any excuse for intervening as he did in LA.

President Donald Trump's deployment of L.A. will be “the first, perhaps, of many,” he told reporters this week.

The 1st Battalion, 182nd Infantry Regiment descends from militia who first formed the ranks of the Continental Army on the Cambridge Common in 1775 and is one of only three units in the Army that can display the Lexington-Concord battle streamer.

In a statement responding to Saturday protests, Mayor Keith Wilson pledged that Portland police will uphold the law in the city, but will “not be used as agents of ICE.”

Ferguson reiterated he believes police can handle demonstrations, but he is in contact with the Washington National Guard ahead of "No Kings Day" protests that are expected across the state on Saturday.

Los Angeles residents and experts say the National Guard's presence in Los Angeles in response to immigration protests is reminiscent of a long-standing dynamic in the state and around the country.

The “No Kings Day of Defiance” was organized nationwide at the same time a military parade will mark the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary in Washington, D.C. The date also coincides with President Donald Trump’s 79th birthday as well as Flag Day.