Troops placed on standby for Minnesota deployment

Name: Troops placed on standby for Minnesota deployment
Uploaded: 2026-01-19T13:36:41Z
Description: The Pentagon has placed 1,500 active soldiers on standby for potential deployment to Minnesota amid ongoing anti-ICE protests. This comes as the Trump administration faces a Monday deadline to respond to a lawsuit filed by the state seeking to halt ICE operations.

The Pentagon has placed 1,500 active soldiers on standby for potential deployment to Minnesota amid ongoing anti-ICE protests. This comes as the Trump administration faces a Monday deadline to respond to a lawsuit filed by the state seeking to halt ICE operations.

Posted January 19, 2026 7:36am CST