SOLDIERS have been put on standby for deployment to Minneapolis as anti-ICE protests continue to rock the city, a defence official has said.
Around 1,500 troops that are currently stationed in Alaska are available to be sent into Minneapolis, Minnesota, if called for by President Donald Trump.
Federal agents detain a demonstrator, in front of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, during an anti-ICE protestCredit: Reuters
Officials and residents in Minnesota have been calling for the removal of troops as tensions continue to riseCredit: Reuters
The defence official said that no decision has been made on sending active duty military personnel to the city, according to multiple reports .
It comes after Trump threatened to to stop what he called “professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking patriots of ICE.”
Protester fury continues to spill onto the streets after by an ICE agent on 7 January, sparking outrage and questions about the conduct of ICE in their immigration crackdown.
The allows the president to deploy federal troops and order National Guard units to areas of unrest as was seen in the
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President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act earlier this weekCredit: Reuters
Federal agents stand guard during protest at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal BuildingCredit: Reuters
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