Overview
- President Trump warned he will invoke the Insurrection Act to quell protests targeting ICE in the Twin Cities if state and local leaders do not restore order.
- Demonstrations follow two ICE shootings in Minneapolis, including the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good last week and a separate incident in which a man was shot in the leg.
- The Insurrection Act allows domestic troop deployments after a presidential proclamation to disperse, creating a narrow exception to Posse Comitatus while preserving constitutional limits on searches and use of force.
- The statute has historically been used to enforce federal authority or protect civil rights, and it has never been applied to immigration enforcement according to legal experts.
- Minnesota has already sued over the federal surge of ICE agents, recent court rulings have curbed other deployments, and any move under the Insurrection Act would likely face immediate litigation.