Northern Command Pulls Back Standby Troops Ahead of Minnesota Deployment

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Northern Command Pulls Back Standby Troops Ahead of Minnesota Deployment
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Northern Command moved more than 1,500 active-duty troops from Alaska and North Carolina off heightened alert for a possible deployment to Minnesota, issuing a quiet stand-down over the weekend amid protests and political backlash tied to federal immigration enforcement and threats to invoke the Insurrection Act after deadly incidents involving immigration officers.

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