Trump threatens to invoke insurrection act as protests continue in Minneapolis<\/p>\n
Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act as protests against federal immigration agents continue in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n
In a post on Truth Social today, Trump said he would institute the centuries-old, seldom used law \u2013\u00a0that allows the president to use the military domestically to suppress an invasion or rebellion \u2013\u00a0if \u201cthe corrupt politicians of Minnesota don\u2019t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job\u201d.<\/p>\n
On Wednesday, a federal officer shot a man in the leg<\/a> during an enforcement operation in north Minneapolis, sparking further protests in the city,\u00a0just a week after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.<\/p>\n Trump said that by implementing the act he would \u201cquickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State\u201d.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Show key events only<\/p>\n Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/p>\n Kristi Noem also defended the use of federal immigration officers demanding Americans \u201con the street\u201d to provide proof of citizenship.<\/p>\n \u201cIf we are on a target doing an operation, there may be individuals surrounding that criminal that we may be asking who they are and why they\u2019re there, and having them validate their identity,\u201d the homeland security secretary told reporters outside the White House today. \u201cThat\u2019s what we\u2019ve always done in asking people who they are, so that we know who\u2019s in those surroundings, and if they are breaking our federal laws.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.51 EST<\/p>\n When asked by reporters about the use of force by federal immigration agents, Noem remained resolute that they were abiding by the law.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery single action that our ICE officers take is according to the law and following protocols that we have used for years, that this administration has used, that the previous administration used,\u201d she said. \u201cThey are doing everything correctly, and over and over again in litigation, in the courts, we\u2019ve proven that they\u2019ve done the right thing.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Speaking to reporters outside the White House today, homeland security secretary Kristi Noem declined to comment on how many the oil-carrying ships the administration is tracking, and their routes.<\/p>\n This comes after the US seized a sixth tanker amid the crackdown on Venezuelan oil following the capture of Nicol\u00e1s Maduro earlier this month.<\/p>\n \u201cI can\u2019t speak to the specifics of the operation, although we are watching the entire shadow fleet,\u201d she said today. \u201cI\u2019m very proud of our Coast Guard and how they partnered with the Department of War to do unprecedented actions in bringing these flags under jurisdiction.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Appeals court dismisses Mahmoud Khalil’s challenge to immigration detentions, opens path to re-arrest<\/p>\n An appeals court on Thursday dismissed Mahmoud Khalil\u2019s lawsuit challenging his initial detention, and opened up the path for his re-arrest.<\/p>\n Last year, Khalil \u2013\u00a0a green card holder and Columbia graduate \u2013\u00a0was released from an immigration detention facility, after he was initially arrested for his role in pro-Palestinian protests against Israel\u2019s war in Gaza.<\/p>\n However, a 2-1 decision by a panel of the third US circuit court of appeals today ruled that a lower court judge did not have the authority to grant Khalil\u2019s release. His lawyers are set to appeal the ruling, meaning any re-arrest would not happen immediately.<\/p>\n A reminder that Khalil became an early symbol for the Trump administration\u2019s crackdown on free speech on university campuses \u2013 an effort that targeted immigrant students and those studying on visas.<\/p>\n Mahmoud Khalil attends the inauguration ceremony of Zohran Mamdani at City Hall in New York, 1 January 2026. Photograph: Anadolu\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a011.21 EST<\/p>\n Noem says that that Minneapolis mayor needs to work with federal law enforcement<\/p>\n The homeland security secretary added that Minneapolis mayor, Jacob Frey, \u201cneeds to start working with our law enforcement officers\u201d, as tensions in the city rise, following the shooting of an immigrant during an enforcement operation on Wednesday. The city remains on edge after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good last week.<\/p>\n \u201cWe could go get these criminals off the streets with their partnership, and do it in a safe manner with less agents, if he [Frey] told everybody to go home and said it was no longer acceptable,\u201d Noem said in an interview with Fox News today. \u201cThe violent rioters that we\u2019re seeing on the streets today are there because of the mayor and how he\u2019s spoken. He needs to make sure that he\u2019s working with us, with his law enforcement officers, to make sure we\u2019re arresting the dangerous ones and sending the rest of them home.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Noem says she spoke with Trump about possible invocation of Insurrection Act<\/p>\n Homeland security secretary Kristi Noem said that she spoke to Donald Trump<\/a> this morning about his threats to invoke the Insurrection Act as protests continued in Minneapolis against federal immigration agents.<\/p>\n \u201cThat certainly is within the president\u2019s constitutional authority to use that if he thinks he needs to keep people safe,\u201d she said. \u201cWhat I love about this president is the very first question that he asks me is \u2018how are you doing, and how are our people doing in this country? How are the people doing and our law enforcement officers?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Richard Luscombe<\/p>\n The US military has seized another oil tanker at sea in support of Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s sanctions against Venezuela, military officials announced Thursday.<\/p>\n Veronica, a crude oil tanker that marine records<\/a> suggest is sailing under a Guyanese flag, was boarded in a pre-dawn action by US marines and sailors, the US Southern Command said in a post on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n The operation was conducted in cooperation with the Coast Guard, homeland security department and justice department, the post said. It included blurry, black-and-white aerial footage appearing to show service members descending on to the tanker\u2019s deck from a helicopter.<\/p>\n It is the sixth known boarding and seizure by the US military of a foreign-flagged oil tanker in support of Trump\u2019s clamping down on the Venezuelan oil industry since the capture of the country\u2019s president, Nicol\u00e1s Maduro<\/a>, in Caracas and subsequent removal to the US earlier this month.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n As tensions rise in Minneapolis and protests over the use of force by federal immigration agents continue, my colleague, Maanvi Singh<\/a>, is on the ground.<\/p>\n She reports that at a news conference at Minneapolis<\/a> City Hall on Wednesday night, police chief Brian O\u2019Hara said protesters were \u201cengaging in unlawful behavior\u201d and urged everyone who had gathered at the shooting scene in north Minneapolis to leave.<\/p>\n The Minneapolis mayor Jacob Frey, said: \u201cI\u2019ve seen conduct from ICE that is disgusting and intolerable.\u201d But he urged protesters out Wednesday night to go home. \u201cWe cannot counter Donald Trump\u2019s chaos with our own brand of chaos \u2026 Anyone who is taking the bait tonight, stop,\u201d he said. \u201cYou are not helping the undocumented immigrants in our city.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a010.01 EST<\/p>\n Trump has routinely threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act, most recently in Portland, Oregon last October<\/a>.<\/p>\n The president also threatened to invoke the act in June when California governor Gavin Newsom sued Trump to block the use of military forces to accompany federal immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, calling it an \u201cillegal deployment\u201d.<\/p>\n In 2020, Trump asked governors of several states to deploy their national guard troops to Washington DC to quell protests that arose after George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer. Many of the governors agreed, sending troops to the federal district.<\/p>\n At the time, Trump also threatened to invoke the act for protests following Floyd\u2019s death but never actually did so.<\/p>\n While campaigning in 2024, the president also promised to deploy the national guard to help carry out his immigration enforcement goals.<\/p>\n A reminder that the most recent use of the Insurrection Act was in 1992, when George HW Bush used the law to respond to the deadly riots in Los Angeles, after the four white police officers filmed beating the Black motorist Rodney King were acquitted.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Trump threatens to invoke insurrection act as protests continue in Minneapolis<\/p>\n Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act as protests against federal immigration agents continue in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n In a post on Truth Social today, Trump said he would institute the centuries-old, seldom used law \u2013\u00a0that allows the president to use the military domestically to suppress an invasion or rebellion \u2013\u00a0if \u201cthe corrupt politicians of Minnesota don\u2019t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job\u201d.<\/p>\n On Wednesday, a federal officer shot a man in the leg<\/a> during an enforcement operation in north Minneapolis, sparking further protests in the city,\u00a0just a week after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.<\/p>\n Trump said that by implementing the act he would \u201cquickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State\u201d.<\/p>\n