US EditionHaberman on Trump Insurrection Act threat: ‘I certainly would take him seriously’
Trump threatens to deploy military under the Insurrection Act amid protests following an ICE shooting, with 3,000 federal agents already in Minneapolis, a rare escalation of federal force.
- On January 15, 2026, President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops in Minnesota due to ongoing protests against Immigration and Customs Enforcement following recent violent incidents, including a fatal shooting.
- Multiple polls indicate that a majority of Americans oppose Trump's military actions and immigration policies, with concerns about the justification for ICE's aggressive tactics following violence against civilians.
- Minnesota's Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey reported that federal immigration actions have created chaos in the city, with Frey describing the situation as 'not sustainable.'
- Trump stated that if local politicians do not obey the law and stop the agitation, he would institute the Insurrection Act, emphasizing his frustration with local governance amid civil unrest.
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union-bulletin.comUS readies FBI, troops for possible Minnesota surge to back ICE
By Tony Capaccio, Margi Murphy and Jeff Stone, Bloomberg News The U.S. is taking steps to vastly increase the number of law enforcement agents and potentially send military personnel to Minneapolis, where immigration agents have tangled with residents protesting their tactics. The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 U.S. troops based in Alaska to prepare to deploy to Minnesota as a precautionary measure in case the administration decides to send them, a …
Close to 1,500 troops on standby to deploy to Minnesota, U.S. media report
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to use the Insurrection Act to deploy military forces if officials in the state do not stop protesters from targeting immigration officials after a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
Blame Tim Walz for the Federal Presence in Minnesota – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics
President Donald Trump has threatened to “institute the Insurrection Act” and deploy the military after ongoing confrontations in Minneapolis between residents and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), including a recent incident where a Venezuelan immigrant was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries while being pursued by DHS. President George H. W.…
President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal military forces to Minneapolis in response to protests against the actions of the Immigration and Customs Service (ICE) The entry The Threat of the Insurrection Act in Minnesota was first published on Link Latino NC. The Threat of the Insurrection Act in Minnesota was first posted on January 17, 2026 at 11:00 am.©2024 "Link Latino NC". Use of this feed is for no…
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