{"id":448,"date":"2026-01-16T10:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=448"},"modified":"2026-01-16T10:17:19","modified_gmt":"2026-01-16T10:17:19","slug":"trump-threatens-insurrection-act-as-immigration-protests-rock-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.worldwatchalert.com\/?p=448","title":{"rendered":"Trump Threatens Insurrection Act as Immigration Protests Rock Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON:<\/strong> US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the <strong>Insurrection Act<\/strong> to deploy military forces in Minnesota after days of escalating protests against a surge in immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tensions have risen sharply following the fatal shooting of US citizen <strong>Renee Good<\/strong> by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent eight days ago. Protests intensified further after another incident in which an immigration officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan man during a vehicle stop in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a social media post, Trump warned Minnesota\u2019s Democratic leadership to \u201cobey the law\u201d or face federal military intervention, accusing protesters of attacking ICE officers and labelling them \u201cagitators and insurrectionists.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The administration has already deployed nearly <strong>3,000 federal officers<\/strong> to the Minneapolis area. Officers, equipped with firearms and military-style gear, have faced continuous protests, including demonstrations involving whistles, drums and confrontations that resulted in the use of <strong>tear gas and flash-bang grenades<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) identified the wounded Venezuelan man as <strong>Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis<\/strong>, stating he fled from officers and assaulted an agent during a struggle. DHS said the officer fired in self-defence. Court records reviewed by Reuters, however, indicate Sosa-Celis had only minor, non-criminal convictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minnesota officials have strongly criticised the federal response. <strong>Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey<\/strong> described the ICE surge as an \u201cinvasion\u201d and called some federal actions \u201cdisgusting and intolerable,\u201d urging restraint and dialogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The situation has sparked legal action, with Minnesota filing a lawsuit accusing ICE of unlawful conduct, including racial profiling and warrantless entries. The <strong>ACLU<\/strong> has also filed a similar suit. 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