Active Duty Troops and Minnesota National Guard Placed on Standby as Minneapolis Protests Escalate
Military.com • • nation
Key Points:
- The Department of Defense has placed about 1,500 active-duty soldiers from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division on standby for potential deployment to Minnesota amid unrest in Minneapolis linked to federal immigration enforcement and a fatal ICE agent shooting, though no deployment order has been given.
- The unrest began after an ICE agent fatally shot a local resident, sparking protests against ICE and federal immigration tactics, which escalated into clashes, legal challenges, and accusations of constitutional violations by federal agents.
- President Trump warned he might invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty troops if local authorities fail to maintain order, prompting the Pentagon to prepare troops as a contingency, signaling heightened federal concern.
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz activated the state National Guard under
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