Pentagon Puts 1,500 Soldiers on Standby for Possible Minnesota Deployment After Trump Threatens Insurrection Act

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, a move tied to mounting protests and federal immigration enforcement actions in the state. According to two U.S. officials cited by Reuters, troops from the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska have been placed on prepare-to-deploy orders, alt…