Trump Threatens Insurrection Act as Minneapolis Protests Continue and ICE Deaths Face New Scrutiny

Overview

• President Donald Trump warned he could invoke the Insurrection Act to send federal forces to Minnesota, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said no final decision has been made.
• White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt accused Minnesota officials of inciting hostility toward immigration agents but provided no evidence to support the claim.
• Protests in Minneapolis have persisted since an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Nicole Good on January 7, and authorities say a Venezuelan man was later shot in the leg after allegedly resisting arrest.
• Mexico’s foreign ministry requested clarification on the death of a Mexican citizen in ICE custody in Georgia and said its Atlanta consulate has contacted the family, with no U.S. comment yet.
• A medical examiner this week identified neck and chest compression asphyxia in the earlier death of Cuban detainee Geraldo Lunas Campos in Texas, which could be classified as homicide pending toxicology, as ICE data show at least four detention deaths in 2026 after a two‑decade high in 2025.