Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota: Report
The Pentagon has prepared 1,500 active-duty soldiers from Alaska's 11th Airborne Division amid escalating protests after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good in Minneapolis.
- On Sunday, the Pentagon ordered roughly 1,500 active-duty U.S. soldiers to prepare for possible deployment to Minnesota, placing units on alert in case violence escalates, The Washington Post reported.
- After the January 7, 2026 shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent, President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act if officials do not stop protesters targeting immigration agents.
- The soldiers come from two infantry battalions of the 11th Airborne Division , and defense officials called the step `prudent planning`.
- District Judge Kate Menendez's Friday order barred federal agents from using chemical irritants and detaining peaceful protesters, while Governor Tim Walz mobilized the Minnesota National Guard without deploying them to city streets.
- Historically, the Insurrection Act is a rarely invoked 19th-century statute last used in 1992 by George H.W. Bush, and deploying active-duty troops would shift civil-military relations amid legal challenges.
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Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, defense officials told The Washington Post late Saturday, after President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to unrest there.
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