The U.S. Army has ordered several dozen active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis, amid ongoing protests over the Trump administration's immigration enforcement crackdown. This move comes as a response to the recent killing of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer, sparking public outrage. The troops, stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina, are part of an Army military police brigade and have been given prepare-to-deploy orders. If deployed, they would likely offer support to civil authorities in Minneapolis. This is not the first time Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, a 19th-century law allowing the use of active-duty troops as law enforcement. He has previously deployed federalized National Guard troops to cities like Los Angeles, Chicago, and Portland, Oregon, amid federal operations targeting illegal immigration and crime. However, these deployments have faced legal setbacks and public backlash, with Minnesota Governor Tim Walz urging Trump to refrain from sending in more troops and inviting him to visit Minnesota to help restore calm and order.
