President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy U.S. military forces to Minneapolis as protests against federal immigration enforcement continue to escalate. Trump’s warning came after a federal officer shot a man in the leg during a confrontation on Wednesday, an incident that followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent last week.
Under the rarely used Insurrection Act, a president can deploy active-duty troops or federalize the National Guard for domestic law enforcement without state consent — a step Trump has floated repeatedly in response to the unrest. He posted on Truth Social that if Minnesota officials do not “stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E.,” he would use the law to “quickly put an end” to the situation.
In Minneapolis, federal agents have been met with daily demonstrations, with local leaders calling the deployment unsustainable as tensions rise between protesters and law enforcement.
State governors have previously objected to the use of military force for domestic law enforcement, and the potential invocation of the Insurrection Act has drawn national attention and debate over federal authority and civil unrest.
An ailing astronaut has returned to Earth following NASA’s first-ever medical evacuation from space. The crew of four splashed down Thursday in the Pacific near San Diego aboard a SpaceX capsule, ending their mission more than a month early.
The early return leaves just three astronauts on the International Space Station. NASA and SpaceX say they plan to move up the next crew launch, currently scheduled for mid-February. The returning astronauts will spend a night in a San Diego hospital before flying to Houston.
NATO forces from France and Germany are deploying to Greenland to strengthen security after high-level talks in Washington revealed disagreements over the island’s future. France announced it is sending troops, while Germany is deploying a reconnaissance team, and Denmark is increasing its own military presence.
The moves come amid growing U.S. interest in Greenland, which President Donald Trump has called strategically important, as well as concerns over Russian and Chinese activity in the Arctic. Danish officials have expressed unease about U.S. intentions, while Greenlanders remain uncertain about how international developments may affect their territory.
The deployments aim to maintain stability in the region and safeguard key Arctic routes and resources, highlighting the rising geopolitical importance of the island.
A federal officer shot a man in the leg Wednesday night in north Minneapolis during an arrest operation, authorities said, in an incident that has further heightened tensions in the city.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, the officer was conducting a targeted stop when the person — identified by officials as a Venezuelan national who is in the U.S. illegally — fled, crashed into a parked car and ran on foot. The DHS said the individual and two others then attacked the officer with a shovel and a broom handle, prompting the officer to fire in self-defense, striking the man in the leg.
The wounded man was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, and all three people involved were taken into custody, DHS said. The officer was also treated for injuries sustained during the altercation.
The shooting occurred roughly a week after a federal immigration agent fatally shot Renee Good, which has driven protests and controversy over the expanded presence of federal law enforcement in Minneapolis.
Clashes between protesters and federal agents, including the use of tear gas and crowd-control measures, continued near the scene as the situation remained tense.
Democratic lawmakers in several states are pushing a new wave of legislation aimed at limiting the role and tactics of federal immigration enforcement following recent high-profile incidents, including the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis and the wounding of two people by federal agents in Portland, Oregon.
The proposals, gaining momentum as state legislatures return to session, would give residents more tools to challenge federal actions and impose restrictions on how and where federal agents operate. In New York, Gov. Kathy Hochul has endorsed a plan to allow individuals to sue federal officers for alleged constitutional violations and would require judicial warrants for certain federal actions in sensitive locations like schools and hospitals.
Oregon Democrats are preparing a bill that would let residents pursue legal claims if federal agents violate their Fourth Amendment rights against unlawful search and seizure. Meanwhile, New Jersey’s Democrat-led legislature recently approved measures to bar state law enforcement from cooperating with federal immigration enforcement — bills awaiting Gov. Phil Murphy’s decision.
In California, lawmakers are proposing restrictions that would prohibit local and state officers from acting as federal agents and make it a state-law violation for immigration agents to conduct “indiscriminate” arrests around court appearances. Similar ideas are also being floated in Georgia and other states.
Republican lawmakers and Trump administration officials have pushed back, arguing that such state-level limits undermine federal immigration law and public safety, and have taken legal action to challenge some measures in court.
The debate reflects a deepening clash between state efforts to assert local control and the federal government’s immigration enforcement priorities.
A demonstrator was struck in the face at close range by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a protest outside a federal immigration building in Southern California, leaving the man bloodied and with serious injuries, according to video footage and accounts from fellow protesters and family members.
The Friday protest in Santa Ana was held in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent — an incident that has sparked demonstrations nationwide.
Video shows hundreds of people marching through the streets earlier in the day before a smaller group remained outside the federal building by evening. Demonstrators shouted through megaphones criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and at one point burned what appeared to be an American flag on the building’s steps while chanting “Justice for Renee Good.”
As the crowd moved onto the plaza, several federal agents in riot gear stood guard with crowd-control equipment. Video shows officers pushing demonstrators back toward the steps as they ordered the group to move away from the building. Moments later, an orange traffic cone rolled onto the plaza. It is unclear who threw it. Shortly afterward, officers advanced and began firing crowd-control munitions toward the demonstrators.
A demonstrator was struck in the face at close range by a projectile fired by a federal officer during a protest outside a federal immigration building in Southern California, leaving the man bloodied and with serious injuries, according to video footage and accounts from fellow protesters and family members.
The Friday protest in Santa Ana was held in response to the fatal shooting of Renee Good in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent — an incident that has sparked demonstrations nationwide.
Video shows hundreds of people marching through the streets earlier in the day before a smaller group remained outside the federal building by evening. Demonstrators shouted through megaphones criticizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and at one point burned what appeared to be an American flag on the building’s steps while chanting “Justice for Renee Good.”
As the crowd moved onto the plaza, several federal agents in riot gear stood guard with crowd-control equipment. Video shows officers pushing demonstrators back toward the steps as they ordered the group to move away from the building. Moments later, an orange traffic cone rolled onto the plaza. It is unclear who threw it. Shortly afterward, officers advanced and began firing crowd-control munitions toward the demonstrators.
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