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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilizes state National Guard amid ongoing protests

On Friday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz mobilized the Minnesota National Guard to support the Minnesota State Patrol and said he directed the Guard to be `staged and ready`.
Protests intensified after the fatal shooting of Renee Good earlier this month, drawing throngs Friday to the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, the staging site for immigration operations.
A federal judge ruled Friday that Operation Metro Surge agents cannot arrest or use crowd control on peaceful protesters, while city officials said two children, including a baby, were hospitalized after tear gas deployment Wednesday.
Amid the unrest, a DOJ probe targets Tim Walz, Governor of Minnesota, and Jacob Frey, Mayor of Minneapolis, for possible obstruction, while FBI Director Kash Patel and Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche visited Friday.
President Trump reiterated Friday he is willing to use the Insurrection Act but sees no need now; historical precedent includes President Lyndon B. Johnson federalizing roughly 1,800 Alabama National Guardsmen to escort Selma marchers.

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Gov. Walz mobilizes Minnesota National Guard amid heated protests

Gov. Tim Walz has "mobilized" the Minnesota National Guard as protests continue to roil the state. Officials said troops have not been deployed but are on standby.

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National Guard troops have been spotted rolling through Minneapolis in Humvees as the chaos and rioting continue over ICE raids. President Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the insurrection act, stating on Thursday, “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTI…

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Minnesota National Guard 'on standby' ahead of weekend protests

The protests, which Gov. Tim Walz and other local leaders urge to remain peaceful, began after a federal agent shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis.

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