Tensions Rise: Military Prepared for Possible Deployment Amidst Minnesota Protests

The Pentagon has ordered 1,500 soldiers to prepare for deployment to Minnesota amid protests against government deportation policies. President Trump may use the Insurrection Act after confrontations in Minneapolis escalated. Governor Walz has mobilized the National Guard amid ongoing tensions involving federal agents.

The Pentagon has placed approximately 1,500 active-duty soldiers on notice for potential deployment to Minnesota, in response to ongoing protests against government deportation efforts, according to U.S. media reports on Sunday.

Authorities have put these army units on prepare-to-deploy orders, as violence in the northern state threatened to scale up, per the Washington Post. It remains uncertain if these troops will actually be dispatched. A White House statement noted such readiness as typical for the Pentagon in anticipation of presidential decisions. Both the Pentagon and White House were unavailable for comment to Reuters at press time.

Discussions about potential troop deployments intensified after President Donald Trump suggested employing the Insurrection Act if Minnesota officials could not manage protesters targeting immigration officials, following a surge in ICE presence. Tensions escalated in Minneapolis after an ICE-related incident, leading to increased federal intervention in Minnesota and other Democrat-led cities, sparking accusations of federal overreach.