{"id":524881,"date":"2026-01-18T10:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/524881\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T10:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T10:08:07","slug":"pentagon-readies-1500-troops-to-possibly-deploy-to-minnesota-us-media-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/524881\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon readies 1,500 troops to possibly deploy to Minnesota, US media say"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul data-testid=\"Summary\" class=\"summary-module__summary__QjADA\">\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Trump had threatened Insurrection Act to control protests against ICE<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Minnesota governor mobilizes National Guard amid rising tensions<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">11th Airborne Division soldiers in Alaska on standby, reports say<\/li>\n<li data-testid=\"Body\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf summary-module__point__UgXPz\">Confrontations high after ICE agent killed Renee Good<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Jan 18 (Reuters) &#8211; The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/duelling-rallies-planned-minneapolis-ice-keeps-area-edge-2026-01-17\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">large protests<\/a> against the government&#8217;s deportation drive, U.S. media reported on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>The army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in the northern state escalates, the Washington Post reported, citing unnamed defense officials, adding that it is not clear whether any of them will be sent.<\/p>\n<p data-testid=\"promo-box\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__dark-grey__UFC18 text-module__regular__qJJtA text-module__small__sph8i body-module__base__o--Cl body-module__small_body__gOmDf article-body-module__promo-box__hVl8h\"> Sign up  <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/pentagon-readies-1500-soldiers-possibly-deploy-minnesota-washington-post-reports-2026-01-18\/undefined?location=article-paragraph&amp;redirectUrl=%2Fworld%2Fus%2Fpentagon-readies-1500-soldiers-possibly-deploy-minnesota-washington-post-reports-2026-01-18%2F\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The White House told the Post in a statement that it is typical for the Pentagon \u201cto be prepared for any decision the President may or may not make.\u201d The Pentagon and the White House did not immediately respond to requests from Reuters for comment.<\/p>\n<p>President <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/donald-trump\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Donald Trump<\/a> threatened on Thursday to use <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-keeps-bringing-up-insurrection-act-what-is-it-2025-10-07\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">the Insurrection Act<\/a> to <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-threatens-use-insurrection-act-minnesota-2026-01-15\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">deploy military forces<\/a> if officials in the state do not stop protesters from targeting immigration officials after a surge in Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.THREAT OF TROOPS FOLLOWS SURGE OF IMMIGRATION AGENTS<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don\u2019t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT,&#8221; Trump posted on his Truth Social platform.<\/p>\n<p>The soldiers subject to deployment specialize in cold-weather operations and are assigned to two U.S. Army infantry battalions under the 11th Airborne Division, which is based in Alaska, the Post and ABC News reported.<\/p>\n<p>Confrontations between residents and federal officers have become increasingly tense in Minneapolis, Minnesota&#8217;s most-populous city, after an ICE agent <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/minneapolis-mayor-demands-transparent-investigation-into-ice-shooting-protests-2026-01-09\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">fatally shot Renee Good,<\/a> a U.S. citizen and mother of three, on January 7 as she was driving away after being ordered to exit her car.<\/p>\n<p>Trump, a Republican, has sent nearly 3,000 federal agents from ICE and Border Patrol to Minneapolis and neighboring St. Paul since early last week, as part of a wave of interventions, mostly to cities run by Democratic politicians.<\/p>\n<p>He has said troop deployments in Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Memphis and Portland, Oregon, are necessary to fight crime and protect federal property and personnel from protesters. But this month he said he was <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/trump-says-national-guard-being-removed-chicago-la-portland-2025-12-31\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">removing the National Guard<\/a> from Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, which have faced legal setbacks and challenges.<\/p>\n<p>Local leaders have accused the president of federal overreach and of exaggerating isolated episodes of violence to justify sending in troops.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, against whom the Justice Department has opened a <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/us\/doj-probing-minnesota-officials-over-alleged-conspiracy-impede-immigration-2026-01-16\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">criminal investigation,<\/a> has mobilized the <a data-testid=\"Link\" target=\"_blank\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MnDPS_DPS\/status\/2012614253090619619\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC link-module__with-icon__qlg76\">state&#8217;s National Guard, opens new tab<\/a> to support local law enforcement and emergency management agencies, the state Department of Public Safety posted on X on Saturday.Trump has repeatedly invoked a scandal around the <a data-testid=\"Link\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/legal\/government\/what-is-minnesota-social-welfare-scandal-that-has-drawn-trumps-ire-2026-01-14\/\" class=\"text-module__text__0GDob text-module__inherit-color__PhuPF text-module__inherit-font__1P1hv text-module__inherit-size__EyiQW link-module__link__INqxZ link-module__underline_default__-okuC\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">theft of federal funds<\/a> intended for social-welfare programs in Minnesota as a rationale for sending immigration agents in. The president and administration officials have repeatedly singled out the state&#8217;s community of Somali immigrants.<\/p>\n<p>The Insurrection Act is a federal law that gives the president the power to deploy the military or federalize National Guard troops inside the U.S. to quell domestic uprisings.<\/p>\n<p>The law can be invoked when there are &#8220;unlawful obstructions, combinations or assemblages or rebellion&#8221; against federal authority. 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