Trump Threatens To Invoke Insurrection Act Amid Minneapolis ICE Protests
1 week ago
President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy U.S. military forces to Minneapolis as protests against federal immigration enforcement continue to escalate. Trump’s warning came after a federal officer shot a man in the leg during a confrontation on Wednesday, an incident that followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last week.
Under the rarely used Insurrection Act, a president can deploy active‑duty troops or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement without state consent — a step Trump has floated repeatedly in response to the unrest. He posted on Truth Social that if Minnesota officials do not “stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E.,” he would use the law to “quickly put an end” to the situation.
In Minneapolis, federal agents have been met with daily demonstrations, with local leaders calling the deployment unsustainable as tensions rise between protesters and law enforcement.
State governors have previously objected to the use of military force for domestic law enforcement, and the potential invocation of the Insurrection Act has drawn national attention and debate over federal authority and civil unrest.
Under the rarely used Insurrection Act, a president can deploy active‑duty troops or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement without state consent — a step Trump has floated repeatedly in response to the unrest. He posted on Truth Social that if Minnesota officials do not “stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E.,” he would use the law to “quickly put an end” to the situation.
In Minneapolis, federal agents have been met with daily demonstrations, with local leaders calling the deployment unsustainable as tensions rise between protesters and law enforcement.
State governors have previously objected to the use of military force for domestic law enforcement, and the potential invocation of the Insurrection Act has drawn national attention and debate over federal authority and civil unrest.
