Pentagon Prepares 1,500 Troops for Possible Minnesota Deployment
The Pentagon placed about 1,500 troops from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division on prepare-to-deploy orders for a potential mission to Minnesota amid protests, a move officials called prudent planning with no guarantee of deployment. President Trump had threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell unrest but signaled it might not be necessary right now. Minnesota Gov. Walz mobilized the National Guard; the broader immigration-enforcement push and related legal challenges have heightened tensions around the state.