President Trump has directed 1,500 paratroopers from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Alaska to prepare for deployment to Minneapolis, as protests over federal immigration enforcement have erupted into violence. Defense officials say the troops are on high alert and could be airborne within hours if needed. The White House is sending a message: lawlessness and chaos will not be tolerated while foreign criminals run loose in American cities.
The chaos started boiling over on January 15 when hundreds of protesters swarmed the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Fort Snelling, the hub where ICE processes its arrests. These mobs are not peaceful citizens demanding justice; they are a mix of far-left agitators, Somali welfare fraudsters, and Venezuelan gang sympathizers furious that federal agents are finally doing their job.
Over the past week alone, ICE hauled in dozens of heinous criminals across the Twin Cities, including child abusers, fentanyl traffickers, and repeat domestic violence offenders who never should have been let in under Biden's open-border disaster. One operation ended in a justified shooting when a Venezuelan illegal, part of the Tren de Aragua syndicate, attacked an ICE officer during an arrest attempt, leading to the thug getting hit in the leg after he and his accomplices turned a simple takedown into a three-on-one brawl with shovels and broomsticks.
Instead of backing the agents who risk their lives to clean up the mess, Minnesota's Democrat leaders like Governor Tim Walz and the mayors of Minneapolis and Saint Paul have sued to halt ICE operations entirely. They claim federal raids are "indiscriminate" and that peaceful bystanders are getting caught in the crossfire, but the reality is these politicians are shielding their imported voter base.
The state attorney general's lawsuit accuses ICE of using "riot control munitions" on crowds and arresting people without warrants, conveniently ignoring that these "bystanders" often turn out to be gang lookouts or relatives of the targets. Protesters have blocked streets, vandalized federal vehicles, and clashed with counter-demonstrators who support justice, turning downtown Minneapolis into a nightly standoff that echoes the George Floyd riots of 2020.
Much of the unrest traces back to Minnesota's large Somali population, the result of years of misguided refugee policies. More than 100,000 Somalis now live in the Twin Cities, and their communities have cost taxpayers billions through daycare fraud, welfare abuse, and false asylum claims. Federal investigations have uncovered Somali-run daycares collecting payments for children who do not exist, and some of that money has been sent overseas to fund terrorist groups like Al-Shabaab.
These are the same networks that produce ISIS recruits and shield violent illegals, yet local Democrats treat them as untouchable victims. Add in the Venezuelan gangs like Tren de Aragua, who have set up shop in Somali-heavy neighborhoods to push fentanyl and run extortion rackets, and you have a perfect storm of third-world filth that Trump is finally confronting head-on.
Trump made his stance crystal clear on Thursday when he threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act if state officials do not get their act together and start cracking down on the mobs. The Pentagon has already positioned the paratroopers, elite airborne forces trained for rapid insertion into hostile urban environments, as a direct response to the escalating threats against ICE agents. Reports from the ground show protesters chanting death threats, throwing rocks, and even firing at federal vehicles in some cases, all while liberal media lies, calling it "resistance to overreach."
The ACLU and other left-wing groups are already screaming about "autocratic power grabs" and filing lawsuits to block any military involvement, but real Americans see this for what it is: a necessary force to defend our sovereignty.
For years, Minnesota's Democrats have welcomed and protected these groups, from passing sanctuary policies that shield gang members to blocking the deportation of known terrorists. Now, as the riots escalate, they ask for federal help while restricting what agents can do. The Trump administration is ready to act, just as they did to secure the border and stop cartel operations at sea.
This standoff proves why we need total deportation of every Somali fraudster, Venezuelan thug, and their sympathizers who put foreign scum above American safety. Seal the borders, execute the major dealers, and let the paratroopers drop in to remind these rioters that this is our country, not theirs. A strong hand will restore order and protect the law-abiding white Christian families who built Minnesota before the globalists flooded it with enemies. Anything less would be surrender to the chaos they imported.