Overview
- In a NewsNation interview, Trump said invoking the law "does make life a lot easier" because "you don't go through the court system," while saying he has not yet decided to use it.
- The Pentagon instructed 1,500 soldiers in Alaska to be ready in case active-duty forces are ordered to support domestic operations.
- Protests tied to ICE operations in Minneapolis escalated after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent, intensifying pressure on officials.
- Minnesota Democrats, including Sen. Tina Smith, denounced the threats, and state leaders have signaled they would file immediate legal challenges to any deployment.
- Analysts report advisers such as Stephen Miller are pushing for invocation, even as the American Law Institute criticizes the statute’s vague triggers and a recent Supreme Court order underscored judicial limits on using military forces to execute laws.