Trump threatens Insurrection Act for Minnesota
President Trump on Thursday threatened to deploy U.S. military forces under the Insurrection Act to Minneapolis if state officials don't stop protests against the sprawling immigration enforcement operation. Why it matters: Every modern use of the Insurrection Act has come either at a governor's request or to expand civil rights protections over state objections. Trump would flip that script, sending troops against a governor's wishes to crush protests of the federal government's own actions. • The situation has grown increasingly tense amid a surge in ICE activity and last week's fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent. The big picture: The Insurrection Act, which hasn't been invoked in decades, would allow the president to effectively bypass court rulings and tap authority scholars have warned is overly broad and ripe for misuse, Axios' Avery Lotz writes. Driving the news: Trump's threat, posted to Truth Social, came hours after the second ICE shooting in the Twin Cities in a week, when an agent shot a…
15 Jan 00:00 · Inlandnewstoday