Tensions remain high in Minnesota as ACLU files lawsuit and Trump threatens Insurrection Act - US politics live
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Key Points:
- Tensions escalate in Minneapolis following the killing of Renee Good by a federal agent, with around 3,000 immigration officers active or en route to Minnesota amid ongoing protests.
- The ACLU filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration accusing federal immigration authorities in Minnesota of racial profiling and unlawful arrests, as President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to the protests.
- Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for peaceful demonstrations and urged against violence, appealing for calm and restraint amid the unrest.
- Additional developments include a US delegation visiting Copenhagen to discuss Greenland-related issues with Danish and Greenlandic officials, and a potential homicide investigation into the death of a detainee in Texas due to asphyxia.
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