Overview
- Trump declared on Truth Social that he would invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy U.S. forces if Minnesota leaders do not curb protests targeting immigration agents.
- Demonstrations intensified after large federal operations and two recent shootings by agents, including the killing of Renée Nicole Good and a separate incident in which a man was shot in the leg.
- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the influx of ICE and Border Patrol personnel is creating chaos and called the situation unsustainable.
- Legal analysts say Minnesota officials would likely sue to block any invocation, arguing the statute does not apply when laws can be enforced through ordinary courts.
- Military commentators warn that using troops for crowd control risks escalation and moral injury, noting past invocations were rare and narrowly scoped in Little Rock, Detroit, and Los Angeles.