"If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don't obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State."
"The act is one way the president can send troops to states to restore law and order. But unlike in Trump's National Guard deployments in 2025, the Insurrection Act would allow armed forces to carry out law enforcement functions, such as making arrests and conducting searches. The law could open the door to significantly expanding the military's role in quelling protests, protecting federal buildings and carrying out immigration enforcement, which some of Trump's aides have suggested he do."
President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to suppress protests in Minnesota after an ICE agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Macklin Good. The fatal shooting prompted nationwide protests against ICE's presence and intensified when ICE agents shot a Venezuelan immigrant during an attempted arrest. Trump wrote on Truth Social that he would use the Insurrection Act to protect ICE and restore order. The statute would permit armed forces to perform law enforcement functions, unlike prior National Guard deployments. The Insurrection Act has been used about 30 times since 1807, with the last invocation over three decades ago. Trump has repeatedly raised the idea and has made erroneous claims about its historical use.
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