Active-duty Army troops prepare for Minnesota deployment, defense officials say: reports
Active-duty troops prepare for US deployment to suppress protests
- Roughly 1,500 active-duty soldiers are reportedly preparing for potential deployment in Minnesota following Donald Trump’s threats to invoke the Insurrection Act to suppress protests.
- Pentagon officials confirmed troops are on alert for possible escalating violence in Minneapolis, describing the move as “prudent planning” amidst the administration's immigration enforcement operations.
- The president has repeatedly suggested deploying active-duty military against Americans after demonstrations escalated following the killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
- Minnesota officials have sued the administration to halt the federal law enforcement surge, alleging it is a politically motivated and unconstitutional attack on the state.
- A federal judge has blocked federal officers from retaliating against peaceful protesters and using riot control weapons, also prohibiting arrests without reasonable suspicion during “Operation Metro Surge.”