Overview
- The Army told two battalions from the Alaska-based 11th Airborne Division to prepare for potential duty in Minnesota, defense officials said.
- Officials stressed the alert does not guarantee deployment, though troops could be used for crowd control or law-enforcement support if the Insurrection Act is invoked.
- Minnesota’s National Guard is mobilized to back public safety operations, with state authorities saying units are not deployed on city streets.
- Protests continued in Minneapolis–St. Paul, with federal agents detaining several near a federal building as a separate downtown clash between anti-ICE protesters and a smaller pro-ICE rally led by Jake Lang ended after a dispersal order and no city arrests.
- Judge Katherine Menendez issued a preliminary order restricting arrests and certain crowd-control measures against peaceful protesters, as Minnesota sued to stop Operation Metro Surge and CNN reported a DOJ probe into possible obstruction by Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey.