Trump Threatens Insurrection Act in Minnesota After Judge Declines To Halt ICE Operations

Overview

• ICE is proceeding with what DHS describes as its largest Minnesota operation, with about 2,000 agents deployed, and the New York Times reported plans to send roughly 1,000 more personnel.
• President Trump wrote on Truth Social that a judge declined to block ICE activities, asserting the operation targets violent offenders.
• He warned he would invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy armed forces if state authorities do not stop protests against ICE.
• Minnesota officials have sued over the federal deployment, with Attorney General Keith Ellison alleging constitutional violations, and Governor Tim Walz has kept the National Guard on heightened readiness.
• Protests intensified after a Jan. 7 ICE action in Minneapolis in which an officer fired on a moving vehicle and killed a woman, as DHS Secretary Kristi Noem defended the officer and said operations will continue.