LIVE: Minneapolis anti-ICE protesters defy Trump’s Insurrection Act threat

0 January 21, 2026 05:01

LIVE: In downtown Minneapolis as thousands of demonstrators gather to protest the unprecedented surge of federal ICE agents and the potential deployment of active-duty U.S. military troops to Minnesota.

Tensions in the Twin Cities have reached a boiling point following the Pentagon’s confirmation that 1,500 soldiers from the 11th Airborne Division (based in Alaska) have been placed on "prepare-to-deploy" status. This move comes after President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell ongoing unrest sparked by the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal agent on January 7th.

Read more here: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37946563/troops-minneapolis-ice-agents-protest-new-york-minnesota/

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