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Pentagon orders troops to prepare for possible Minnesota deployment

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The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 troops to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota

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  1. Fox News

    Trump admin preparing 1,500 soldiers for potential Minnesota deployment: report (opens Fox News)

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    President Donald Trump's administration is reportedly preparing 1,500 troops for a Minnesota deployment amid anti-ICE protests, following his threat to invoke the Insurrection Act.

  2. Newsweek

    1,500 Soldiers On Alert For Possible Minnesota Deployment: Reports (opens Newsweek)

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    According to a report by The Washington Post, the Pentagon issued prepare-to-deploy orders to the troops this week.

  3. Duluth News Tribune

    Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say (opens Duluth News Tribune)

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    Duluth News Tribune's feed description

    The U.S. Army placed the units on “prepare-to-deploy” orders, though it is not clear whether any of them will be sent.

  4. Anchorage Daily News

    Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers from Alaska to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say (opens Anchorage Daily News)

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    Troops with the Army’s 11th Airborne Division in Alaska are preparing after Trump’s Insurrection Act threat, according to defense officials.

  5. New York Post

    Pentagon readies 1,500 troops to possibly deploy to Minnesota: report (opens New York Post)

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    The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, the site of large protests against the government's deportation drive, US media reported on Sunday

  6. Time

    Pentagon Readies 1,500 Troops For Possible Minnesota Deployment (opens Time)

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    The soldiers reportedly on standby are from the 11th Airborne Division, which is based in Alaska and specializes in Arctic warfare.

  7. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Pentagon readies 1.5K troops for potential Minnesota deployment | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> The 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 drive, two U.S. officials told Reuters today.

  8. Washington Examiner

    Pentagon orders 1,500 troops to prepare for Minnesota deployment (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called the move an intimidation tactic and an attempt to lure protesters into a confrontation.

  9. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Pentagon readies 1,500 soldiers to possibly deploy to Minnesota, officials say (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota, defense officials told The Washington Post late Saturday, after President Donald Trump threatened to

  10. NBC Los Angeles

    Pentagon orders troops to prepare for possible Minnesota deployment (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 troops to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota

  11. Hawaiitribune Herald

    Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say - Hawaii Tribune-Herald (opens Hawaiitribune Herald)

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    Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, US officials say - Nation and World News | Hawaii Tribune-Herald

  12. The Guardian

    Pentagon readies 1,500 troops for potential Minnesota deployment, officials say (opens The Guardian)

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    US army issues prepare-to-deploy orders amid tension over ICE killing, though it is unclear if units will be sent

  13. Al Jazeera

    US Pentagon orders troops to prepare for potential Minnesota deployment (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Arctic specialist troops would join 3,000 federal immigration agents patrolling Minneapolis and St Paul amid protests.

  14. Military Times

    Army readies 1,500 soldiers for possible Minnesota deployment: sources (opens Military Times)

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    Two infantry battalions of the Army’s 11th Airborne Division have been given prepare-to-deploy orders, defense officials said.

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