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The Pentagon has ordered approximately 1,500 active-duty soldiers from the Army's 11th Airborne Division to prepare for potential deployment to Minnesota due to an immigration enforcement operation. The deployment may occur if President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act, following threats to suppress protests against immigration policies.

This law, used last by President George H.W. Bush in 1992, allows for active-duty troops to be utilized as law enforcement. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has called for restraint from the president amid ongoing protests and rising tensions following a recent fatal shooting by an immigration agent. Daily protests against immigration enforcement have taken place in the Twin Cities since increased federal presence began, with local officials and residents voicing opposition to the military deployment.