Trump threatens to invoke Insurrection Act over Minneapolis protests
U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened on social media to invoke the Insurrection Act, allowing him to deploy troops as protests against ICE agents persist in Minneapolis. The act would enable the military and National Guard troops to perform law enforcement functions typically done by local police.
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President Donald Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy troops to quell persistent protests against the federal officers sent to Minneapolis to enforce his administration's massive immigration crackdown.
