🔥 Tensions reached boiling point in Minneapolis this week as President Trump vowed to deploy the military under the Insurrection Act – a Cold War-era law last used during 1992 LA riots – amid growing protests over the fatal ICE shooting of 32-year-old Renée Nicole Good.
📢 'We will restore order BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY,' Trump declared on Truth Social, as demonstrations blocked Interstate 94 and state officials reported 147 arrests since Monday. The protests mark the most significant challenge to federal immigration enforcement since the 2025 Texas border standoff.
⚖️ Legal experts warn the 1807 Insurrection Act gives presidents sweeping power to bypass state consent for military deployment. 'This isn’t a TikTok trend – it’s constitutional crisis territory,' said UMN law professor Alicia Torres, noting only 12 historical invocations since World War II.
🌆 Meanwhile, community organizers have transformed the Fourth Precinct into a 'People’s Embassy' offering free meals and protest training. 'They took Renée’s life over an expired visa,' said activist Jamal Chen, 24. 'Now they want to turn our grief into warzone?'
📈 Political analysts suggest the move could backfire ahead of 2026 midterms, with recent Pew polls showing 61% of Gen Z respondents oppose military responses to civil unrest. As night fell Thursday, the scent of tear gas mixed with chants of 'No justice, no peace' echoed across the Mississippi River – a stark reminder that 2026’s first major crisis shows no signs of cooling.
