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Trump Threatens Insurrection Act as Minneapolis Unrest Grows Over ICE Actions

Federal officials tout arrests, with local leaders calling for de‑escalation.

Overview

  • President Donald Trump warned he could invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops to Minnesota, citing attacks on ICE agents and continuing street unrest.
  • Viral videos from Minneapolis show masked officers smashing a car window and pulling U.S. citizen Aliya Rahman from her vehicle; she alleges denied medical care, DHS calls her a disruptor, and a separate clip features an agent boasting about a $200,000 salary.
  • DHS says it has made more than 2,000 arrests in Minnesota since early December and vows to keep up enforcement activity.
  • Officials report a separate defensive-use-of-force incident in which an officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man after an alleged assault; two others were detained and the injury was described as non‑life‑threatening.
  • Operation Metro Surge has sent roughly 3,000 ICE personnel to Minneapolis, as DHS highlights rapid hiring of about 12,000 additional officers and 220,000 applications, while journalist Laura Jedeed alleges lax vetting that DHS denies.