Trump threatens to use the Insurrection Act to end protests in Minneapolis

[Jilly_in_VA]

Source: Associated Press

President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke an 1807 law and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration’s massive immigration crackdown.

The threat comes a day after a man was shot and wounded by an immigration officer who had been attacked with a shovel and broom handle. That shooting further heightened the fear and anger that has radiated across the city since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot Renee Good in the head.

Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, a rarely used federal law, to deploy the U.S. military or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement, over the objections of state governors.

Read more: https://apnews.com/article/immigration-crackdown-minnesota-shootings-renee-good-a0c368079c106b599245996fded8c1b9

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He really, REALLY wants to start a civil war, He thinks he can win. Big news, fat boy---liberals got guns too!

[C_U_L8R]

1. It's over if he does.

Do states need their own (well-regulated) militias to defend their citizens?

[sboatcar]

5. We have one, the MN National Guard

[C_U_L8R]

7. Doesn't the Insurrection Act turn the Guard over to Trump?

I wonder if the states need something else. I thought a few red states already did (don't tread on me and all that).

[sboatcar]

11. Its a good question, I'll have to look into it

[AZJonnie]

2. I somehow missed this story

"immigration officer who had been attacked with a shovel and broom handle" is there a DU link to a post on this story?

Surprised AP didn't say ICE "allegedly" shot someone who attacked him (in the "known fact" sense). That would be par for them

[sop]

4. From the BBC:

'Federal agent shoots Minneapolis man in leg after shovel attack, officials say'

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c205677pxvxo

[AZJonnie]

6. Thanks! (n/t)

[sop]

3. Insurrection Act won't end protests in Minneapolis, more likely to increase them.

[johnnyfins]

8. When he uses the Insurrection Act, it

won't just be Minnesota. Look for troops in every blue state and city. Im convinced that they are going for broke now.

[purr-rat beauty]

9. If the NG andMilitaru abide

What is our redress?

Can we legally hold federal taxes?

What is the nonviolent response that'll change the course of things?

[Jilly_in_VA]

12. It won't be nonviolent by then

I suggest you prepare.

[AZJonnie]

10. So I read the BBC account of this incident with the shovel.

Last edited Thu Jan 15, 2026, 02:05 PM - Edit history (1)

"In a statement on X, the DHS said Wednesday's shooting happened after a car chase involving a Venezuelan national who was in the country illegally.

It ended in a crash and the driver was joined by two more people who all attacked the officer,"

and then

"As the officer was being ambushed and attacked by the two individuals, the original subject got loose and began striking the officer with a shovel or broom stick."

Seems pretty fucking unlikely the situation is properly called an "ambush", unless the pathological liars at DHS are suggesting that the VZ national somehow purposefully got himself involved in an ICE pursuit so he could drive them to where his co-conspirators were lying in wait, who were armed only with household tools readily available to most people in the area

ETA: Frankly the whole thing sounds like complete bullshit. In what universe does a LONE ICE officer engage in the vehicular pursuit of an alleged illegal Venezuelan fleeing arrest, and wind up confronting them alone? Normally they "deploy" about 20 heavily-armed agents to apprehend an 80 pound, 70 year old Mexican lady selling churros in the Home Depot parking lot.

I ain't buying one word of DHS's bullshit accounts of ANYTHING

[riversedge]

15. I do not think I have ever seen a photo or video of an ICE person all by himself. They work as a gang!!

[vapor2]

13. According to Hartmann, MOFO

not likely to use the insurrection act til closer to the election. I agree with him

[thought crime]

14. Straight outta Plan 2025

[Bayard]

16. "Venezuelan national who was in the country illegally,"

trump went into Venezuela illegally. Tit for tat.

Minnesota is a test case--how far do they have to go to force the populace to defend themselves. This business of going house to house is going to get people killed on both sides. I suspect that's the insurrection game plan. Coming to a blue state near you.