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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Army has ordered dozens of additional active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minneapolis if necessary, a defense official said Wednesday, amid protests over the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement crackdown.
The defense official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive plans, confirmed that members of the Army Military Police Brigade stationed at Fort Bragg in North Carolina had received orders to prepare for deployment.
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If deployed, troops would likely provide support to civilian authorities in Minneapolis, according to the official, who emphasized that such standby orders are issued regularly and do not necessarily mean troops will eventually go.
About 1,500 active-duty soldiers from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division based in Alaska also received similar reserve orders. President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, a rarely used 19th-century law that allows active-duty troops to be used for law enforcement duties.
The threat came in the wake of protests that erupted in Minneapolis after a federal immigration officer killed resident Rene Judd on January 7. Trump quickly appeared to back away from the threat, telling reporters the next day that there was no reason to use the law “right now.”
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“If I need it, I’ll use it,” Trump said. “It’s too strong.”
When asked about the latest requests, which MS Now reported earlier, the Pentagon said it had no information to provide at this time.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a Democrat and a frequent target of Trump, urged the president to refrain from sending more troops, inviting him in a statement Tuesday to visit Minnesota and “help restore calm and order and affirm that true public safety comes from common purpose, trust and respect.”
In his second term, Trump has pushed beyond traditional boundaries by using troops in American cities, often over the objections of local officials, amid federal operations targeting illegal immigration and crime.
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Trump deployed federal National Guard troops to Los Angeles last June after demonstrators took to the streets in response to a campaign of immigration arrests. Eventually, he sent about 4,000 Guard members and 700 active-duty Marines to guard federal buildings and later to protect federal agents as they arrested immigrants.
He also mobilized Guard forces in places like Chicago and Portland, Oregon, but faced a series of legal setbacks. Trump said in December that he would abandon this approach for now.
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