1,500 U.S. Troops Put on Standby Amid Minnesota Immigration Crackdown Talk

The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active‑duty soldiers from two infantry battalions of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division to be ready to deploy to Minnesota if President Trump invokes the Insurrection Act during a federal immigration enforcement operation; the move would be a rare domestic deployment, as Trump has signaled willingness but later suggested it may not be necessary, while Minnesota Gov. Walz urged restraint.