Overview
- In a Truth Social post, the president said he would invoke the Insurrection Act if Minnesota leaders do not stop what he called professional agitators attacking ICE agents.
- The threat followed a DHS account that an ICE agent shot a man in the leg during a struggle, with officials saying the agent was struck with a shovel and broom handle and two others were arrested.
- Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara confirmed a scuffle between a federal agent and another person but did not corroborate claims of an ambush by multiple attackers.
- Recent unrest has included videos showing federal vehicles damaged and looted as protests disrupted immigration enforcement in Minneapolis.
- Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey have criticized the federal presence and backed lawsuits seeking limits on ICE tactics, while the Insurrection Act was last used in 1992 during the Los Angeles riots.