Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, officials say
US army issues prepare-to-deploy orders amid tension over ICE killing, though it is unclear if units will be sentThe Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in Alaska to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government’s deportation...
<p>US army issues prepare-to-deploy orders amid tension over ICE killing, though it is unclear if units will be sent</p><p>The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers in <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/alaska">Alaska</a> to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government’s deportation drive, two US officials told Reuters on Sunday.</p><p>The US army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders in case violence in the midwestern state escalates, the officials said, though it is not clear whether any of them will be sent.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/18/pentagon-alaska-troops-minnesota-deployment">Continue reading...</a>
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