Overview
- About 1,500 active-duty soldiers from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska are on prepare-to-deploy orders for Minnesota, according to multiple outlets citing defense officials, after President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act.
- The FBI has asked agents nationwide to volunteer for temporary duty in Minneapolis, with messages seeking transfers reported by Bloomberg and confirmed by multiple outlets.
- U.S. District Judge Katherine Menendez issued a preliminary injunction barring arrests or crowd-control measures against peaceful protesters and limiting vehicle stops lacking reasonable suspicion tied to federal operations.
- Minnesota’s National Guard is mobilized and staged to assist public safety if requested, with officials emphasizing the troops are not deployed to city streets.
- Federal prosecutors are investigating a reported protest that disrupted a St. Paul church service for potential FACE Act violations, as the Justice Department also examines Governor Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey for alleged obstruction of ICE operations.