The Pentagon has placed 1,500 active soldiers on standby for potential deployment to Minnesota amid ongoing anti-ICE protests. This comes as the Trump administration faces a Monday deadline to respond to a lawsuit filed by the state seeking to halt ICE operations.
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Minnesota National Guard on standby for anti-ICE protesters
The Minnesota National Guard remains on standby for activation as tensions remain between federal immigration agents and protesters in the Twin Cities. This, as President Trump is also preparing to deploy 1,500 troops to Minnesota. Political analyst Blois Olson talks about that that means for Minnesota.