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Trump threatens to use military to quell violent protests in Minnesota

2026-01-15 22:00:30Kosova&Bota SHKRUAR NGA REDAKSIA VOX
Trump threatens to use military to quell violent protests in Minnesota
Protests in Minnesota

US President Donald Trump threatened on Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to send military forces to Minnesota after days of violent protests against the increased presence of immigration agents on the streets of Minneapolis.

Clashes between residents and federal officers have become increasingly tense since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent fatally shot a US citizen, Renee Good, in a car eight days ago in Minneapolis, and protests spread to other cities.

Trump's latest threat came hours after an immigration officer shot a Venezuelan national who the government said was fleeing after agents attempted to stop his vehicle in Minneapolis.

"If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota do not enforce the law and stop professional agitators and rioters from attacking ICE Patriots who are simply trying to do their jobs, I will invoke the INTIMIDATION ACT," Trump wrote on social media.

Trump has been attacking the state's Democratic leaders for weeks and has called the Somali community in the area "trash" who should be "expelled" from the country.

He has already sent nearly 3,000 federal officers to the Minneapolis area, armed and wearing military camouflage uniforms and face masks. They have often faced loud and angry protests from residents, some whistling and beating tambourines.

Agents have arrested both immigrants and protesters, breaking windows and pulling people out of cars, and have been accused of stopping black and Latino American citizens and asking for identification.

"Disgusting and intolerable"

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), which oversees Trump’s immigration campaign, said that shortly before Wednesday’s shooting, two people had attacked the federal officer with a bat and a snow shovel as he wrestled the Venezuelan on the ground outside a house he was running from. The officer “fired in self-defense to save his life,” the DHS said.

DHS said the man was allowed to enter the U.S. by the Joe Biden administration in 2022 through the humanitarian permit program. The Trump administration, which has sought to repeal Biden-era immigration and asylum programs, accused him of being in the country illegally.

Reuters was unable to verify the DHS version.

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara said at a news conference that the FBI and the Minnesota Crime Bureau were collecting evidence from the scene. He added that the man's injuries were not life-threatening and that he was recovering in the hospital.

Mayor Jacob Frey, speaking alongside O'Hara, called the addition of ICE an invasion and said he had seen "behavior from ICE that is abhorrent and intolerable."

“We can’t be at a point in America where two government entities are openly fighting each other,” Frey said.

Trump supporters divided over immigration enforcement

The Insurrection Act of 1807 allows the president to send in the military or federalize a state's National Guard to suppress insurrections, as an exception to laws that prohibit the use of soldiers for civil or criminal law enforcement. It has been used 30 times in U.S. history, according to the Brennan Center for Justice at New York University. The Supreme Court has ruled that only the president can determine whether the act's conditions have been met.

Trump has already taken the unusual step of federalizing the National Guard to help enforce immigration law in Democratic-run cities, despite objections from state governors, including Los Angeles last year, which a judge ruled in December to be illegal.

Trump's aggressive actions in Minnesota have divided his supporters: 59% of Republicans favored a policy that prioritizes arrests by immigration officers even if people are hurt, while 39% said officers should focus on reducing harm to people even if that means fewer arrests, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released Thursday.

If Trump sends troops to Minnesota, he will likely face legal challenges from the state. The Minnesota Attorney General's Office already sued the Trump administration this week, saying the addition of ICE was violating the rights of Minnesotans, and on Wednesday asked federal Judge Kate Menendez to issue a temporary injunction to stop it.

Attorney Brian Carter, representing Minnesota, told the court that Trump agents were engaging in a "pattern of unlawful and violent behavior," including racial profiling and forcible entry into residents' homes without warrants.

"They are imposing this crisis on us," Carter said.

In a social media post on Thursday morning, Trump incorrectly said the judge had "refused to stop" the expansion of ICE.

At the hearing, Judge Menendez ordered the Trump administration to respond to Minnesota's complaints by Monday, saying she would rule after that, calling the issue raised by Minnesota's lawsuit "extremely important."

“They are about very fundamental relationships between government and the state and municipalities,” she said.


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