Pentagon Puts 1,500 US Troops on Standby Amid Minnesota Protests; Trump Threatens Insurrection Act

• The Pentagon has placed 1,500 active-duty US soldiers on prepare-to-deploy orders for Minnesota due to ongoing protests against Trump administration's deportation efforts.
• President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act if Minnesota officials don't control 'professional agitators' attacking ICE agents, later softening his stance.
• Tensions escalated in Minneapolis after ICE agents shot and killed Renee Good and injured another during a detention attempt on January 7.
• The Insurrection Act, last used in 1992, allows the president to deploy active-duty troops domestically to quell uprisings, described as a measure of last resort.
• Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned the federal actions as overreach, while the Justice Department investigates them for obstructing immigration enforcement.

Why It Matters: Pentagon prepares troops for Minnesota protests as Trump threatens Insurrection Act amid escalating tensions.