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Army orders military police to get ready for a possible Minneapolis deployment, AP source says

Several hundred active-duty soldiers from Fort Bragg and Alaska are on standby to support civil authorities amid ongoing protests over federal immigration enforcement.

  • The Pentagon has ordered more U.S. military personnel to prepare for deployment to Minnesota due to ongoing tensions over immigration enforcement operations, as reported by MS Now.
  • Members of an Army military police brigade in North Carolina received a prepare-to-deploy order for a potential operation involving a few hundred soldiers.
  • President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, stating that federal agents are under attack amid ongoing protests over ICE operations in the Twin Cities.
  • Governor Tim Walz urged Trump to refrain from sending troops and invited him to Minnesota to help restore calm and order.
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Army orders soldiers to stand by for possible Minneapolis deployment

The order comes amid protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown.

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By KONSTANTIN TOROPIN WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment in Minneapolis if necessary, said a defense officer on Wednesday, amid protests by federal government immigration raids. The defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive plans, confirmed that members of an Army military police brigade stationed in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, have …

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Political Wire broke the news in New York, United States on Wednesday, January 21, 2026.
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