Immigration Enforcement Minnesota
People gather near the post office during a protest, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey says sending active duty soldiers to Minnesota for an immigration crackdown is ridiculous and unconstitutional. He is urging protesters to remain peaceful. Protests have been ongoing since the Department of Homeland Security increased immigration enforcement in the Twin Cities. President Donald Trump had threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act but has since backed off. A federal judge ruled that immigration officers can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters and nearly all of the demonstrations have not seen violence. Postal workers marched against ICE on Sunday and some hotels protesters say housed ICE agents were not accepting reservations.
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota, where federal authorities have been conducting a massive immigration enforcement operation. Two defense officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive military plans, said Sunday that two infantry battalions of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orders if President Donald Trump invokes the 19th century Insurrection Act. The president suggested he might use it but then later walked back the threat.
The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active duty soldiers to be ready in case of a possible deployment to Minnesota.
