The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government's deportation drive, two U.S. officials ‌told Reuters on Sunday. The U.S. Army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in the midwestern…

WASHINGTON >>The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government’s deportation drive, two U.S. officials told Reuters on Sunday.

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government's deportation drive, two US officials said.

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing 1,500 troops for potential deployment in Minnesota amid anti-ICE protests in the Twin Cities.

The Trump administration is reportedly preparing 1,500 troops for potential deployment in Minnesota amid anti-ICE protests in the Twin Cities.

The move comes after President Donald Trump threatened to use the Insurrection Act. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.