Summary
The Pentagon is getting more U.S. military troops ready for possible deployment to Minnesota due to ongoing protests against immigration enforcement operations by ICE. President Trump has considered using the Insurrection Act to control the situation, while Minnesota's governor and the mayor of Minneapolis have opposed escalating military involvement. The protests intensified after a recent incident involving an ICE agent shooting a resident.
Key Facts
- The Pentagon issued a prepare-to-deploy order for an Army military police brigade in North Carolina.
- This order adds to 1,500 military personnel already alerted for possible deployment to Minnesota.
- Protests started following the death of a man shot by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.
- President Trump threatened to use the Insurrection Act to address what he calls attacks on federal agents.
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey sued the federal government regarding the actions of federal agents.
- Local police are managing protests, encouraging peaceful actions, and have not engaged in ICE operations.
- Last year, military personnel in another protest situation were restricted to guarding federal buildings and did not enforce the law.
- The Pentagon has not yet confirmed the deployment of troops to Minnesota.
