US President Donald Trump\u2019s immigrant crackdown in the state has been met with months of mass protests<\/p>\n
The Pentagon has ordered approximately 1,500 active-duty US troops to prepare for a possible deployment to quell unrest in Minnesota, the Washington Post wrote on Sunday, citing defense officials.
\nMonths of demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in the area spiked sharply earlier in January following the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis.
\nThe Pentagon has now put troops from the Alaska-based 11th Airborne Division on standby in case the violence in Minnesota escalates, WaPo wrote, citing a US defense official. It is not yet clear if they will be deployed, he reportedly said.
\nThe Pentagon typically prepares for any decision the US president could make, the outlet cited a White House spokesperson as saying.<\/p>\n
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On Thursday, US President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the 1807 Insurrection Act if \u201ccorrupt politicians\u201d don\u2019t stop \u201cprofessional agitators and insurrectionists\u201d from attacking ICE agents. The federal law would allow for the deployment of troops to eliminate domestic civil disorder or a rebellion.
\nTrump has repeatedly clashed with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over his ongoing immigration crackdown in the state.
\nThe US DOJ has reportedly opened a criminal investigation into both of the officials. The probe, which is likely to involve subpoenas, examines an alleged conspiracy to impede federal immigration agents operating in the state, multiple outlets reported on Friday.<\/p>\n
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Both Walz and Frey have sharply criticized Trump\u2019s decision to deploy nearly 3,000 federal agents to the Twin Cities earlier in January, with the mayor publicly telling them to \u201cget the f**k out of Minneapolis\u201d after an ICE agent fatally shot local lesbian Renee Good.
\nTensions skyrocketed following the killing, leading to multiple clashes between protesters and ICE agents.
\nUS Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has accused Walz and Frey of putting federal officials at risk by \u201cencouraging\u201d protesters to impede and assault them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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