US EditionPentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota: Report
The Pentagon placed about 1,500 active-duty troops on standby due to escalating protests over a federal deportation operation and recent ICE-related shootings, officials said.
- 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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The Washington PostPentagon 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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U.S. Army puts 1,500 soldiers on standby for possible 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 defence officials said Sunday.
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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…
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