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The Pentagon has quietly placed roughly 1,500 active-duty soldiers on prepare-to-deploy orders as clashes around an ICE facility in Minneapolis enter yet another week of unrest, a sobering reminder that the federal government is having to step in where local leaders have failed. This is not theater — units from the 11th Airborne were specifically named as the forces readied in case violence escalates and federal authority must be reasserted.
Minneapolis streets have turned into a battleground for radical activists and anti-enforcement mobs who celebrate obstruction of law enforcement while ordinary citizens watch their city unravel. Reports from the scene show daily confrontations between protesters and federal officers, and Americans deserve to know that the unrest is real and ongoing rather than dismissed by a sympathetic local press.
This chaos was ignited in part by the tragic shooting of Renee Good during an ICE operation — a heartbreaking incident that underscored how dangerous these encounters have become for agents and bystanders alike. The situation has prompted federal inquiries and intense public fury, which politicians in Minneapolis and St. Paul have yet to calm with decisive support for law enforcement.
Governor Tim Walz has mobilized Minnesota’s National Guard to be ready, but the fact that they remain on standby while federal assets are being prepared shows just how badly state leadership has misread the moment. Local officials who simultaneously criticize federal enforcement and refuse to cooperate are inviting federal intervention, and that contradiction has consequences for public safety.
President Trump’s warning that he might invoke the Insurrection Act to restore order is exactly the kind of forceful rhetoric conservatives have been calling for since cities across America started sliding into lawlessness. While the Insurrection Act is extraordinary, it exists for a reason: when elected and appointed state actors fail to protect citizens, the federal government must be ready to act to safeguard lives and property.
Make no mistake, this is a test of basic governance. If Washington hesitates while mobs surround federal buildings and block lawful immigration enforcement, it encourages more of the same from the left-wing activists who think rules don’t apply to them. Americans who go to work, pay taxes, and obey the law expect their government to defend them, not negotiate with the mob or lean into performative virtue signaling.
The real story is about responsibility. Local officials who posture for headlines while letting city centers become unsafe must be held accountable at the ballot box and in the court of public opinion. Conservative Americans should demand a full-throated commitment to law and order: secure the perimeter, support the agents who risk their lives, and restore the peace so communities can heal.
Let this moment be a wake-up call: security is not optional, and neither is leadership. Stand with the men and women who enforce the law, call out the politicians who choose politics over protection, and make sure the rule of law wins in Minneapolis and across the country.
