The warning landed like a political bomb. In a late-night blast, Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection
Act against Minnesota, raising the specter of US troops in American streets. ICE raids, a migrant shooting, a dead activist,
and a city on edge collide in a showdown between a president and a defiant blue state that could re… Continues…
Trump’s threat to invoke the Insurrection Act in Minnesota marks a chilling escalation in an already combustible standoff.
A city reeling from two ICE-involved shootings now faces the possibility of federal troops confronting its own residents, as protests over immigration
raids blur into accusations of “insurrection” from the White House. For Trump’s allies, this is a necessary show of force
to protect federal officers and reassert control over what they see as lawless sanctuary jurisdictions.
For his critics, it is a dangerous politicization of military power and a test of constitutional limits.
Minnesota officials, already suing to halt the ICE surge, are being pushed toward a historic clash over states’ rights,
policing, and the boundaries of presidential authority. Behind the legal briefs and fiery posts are terrified residents,
overextended local police, and immigrant communities wondering whether the next knock on the door comes with a badge, a rifle, or both.
