Kat Lonsdorf

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.

That official tells NPR that the troops will be coming from Alaska, where they specialize in cold weather operations.

It's very cold in Minneapolis right now.

Those troops have been placed on prepare-to-deploy orders in case the situation here escalates.

NPR reached out to the Pentagon to confirm.

Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said, quote,

President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act last week.

But the situation on the ground has been relatively quiet the past few days, and local leaders have urged calm.

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.

That official tells NPR that the troops will be coming from Alaska, where they specialize in cold weather operations.

It's very cold in Minneapolis right now.

Those troops have been placed on prepare-to-deploy orders in case the situation here escalates.

NPR reached out to the Pentagon to confirm.

Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell said, quote,

President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act last week.

But the situation on the ground has been relatively quiet the past few days, and local leaders have urged calm.

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.

The DOJ is investigating whether Fry and Waltz, both Democrats, interfered with federal immigration enforcement during various ICE raids taking place across the city and state in recent weeks.

The probe centers on public statements both have made.

In a statement on X, Waltz said, quote,