Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota: Report

Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the federal government’s deportation drive, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday, Jan. 18. The U.S. Army placed the units on “prepare-to-deploy” orders in case violence in Minnesota escalates, the officials said, though it is not clear whether any of them will be sent. Preside…

Army readies Minnesota deployment

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation, two defense officials said Sunday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans, said two infantry battalions of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orde…

Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible Minnesota deployment

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, two defense officials said Sunday.

Pentagon could deploy troops to Minnesota protests, US officials say

The possible deployment comes after US President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell anti-ICE protests in the state.

Pentagon puts 1,500 US Army soldiers on standby for possible deployment in Minnesota

A defense official said the troops are standing by to deploy to Minnesota should Trump invoke the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th-century law allowing him

Army readies 1,500 paratroopers specializing in arctic operations for possible deployment to Minnesota if Trump invokes Insurrection Act

Two infantry battalions of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orders.