Overview
- Two infantry battalions from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska were ordered to prepare to deploy to Minnesota, a contingency step that does not guarantee deployment.
- Minnesota’s National Guard has been mobilized and is staged to assist with public safety and traffic support, though units are not deployed on city streets.
- A federal judge’s preliminary order limits federal agents from arresting peaceful protesters, restricts certain crowd-control measures, and bars vehicle stops without reasonable suspicion.
- Protests continue after ICE agent’s fatal shooting of Renee Good as a large federal enforcement surge places more than 2,000 agents in the Twin Cities, including clashes with a smaller pro-ICE group led by Jake Lang.
- Reports indicate the Justice Department is examining whether Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey obstructed federal enforcement, as federal officials publicly defend agents and assert immunity from state prosecution.