San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said during a news conference Thursday that he did not request for the troops to be sent and that he knew little about how many were being sent to the city.

“None of this had anything to do with Texas,” said Jeremy Paul, professor of law at Northeastern University.

President Donald Trump kicked off an unprecedented military-style parade in Washington, D.C. —commemorating the U.S. Army’s 250th anniversary and his 79th birthday—as millions across the country took to the streets to protest him, rallying against his expanded immigration raids and a spending bill projected to slash healthcare access for millions.