Kat Lonsdorff

In a post on X, the Minnesota Guard said that if troops are deployed, they will be wearing bright yellow reflective vests over their uniforms to, quote, help distinguish them from other agencies in similar uniforms.

This is different from other places in the country where National Guard troops have been federalized by President Trump and deployed to cities, and local residents have often said it's difficult to tell them apart from federal agents.

Kat Lonsdorf, NPR News, Minneapolis.

The Insurrection Act is a 200-year-old law that, if invoked, would allow Trump to deploy the military to Minneapolis for law enforcement purposes.

He now says he doesn't think the situation as it stands warrants it, but... If I needed it, I'd use it.

I don't think there's any reason right now to use it.

But if I needed it, I'd use it.

Trump has threatened invoking it many times in recent months for various situations.

It would be a highly controversial move.

According to the Department of Homeland Security, there are now at least 2,500 federal agents in Minneapolis.

That's about four times the number of local police officers.

Meanwhile, plans for a far-right anti-immigration rally in the city this weekend have many on high alert.

Kat Lonsdorff, NPR News, Minneapolis.

The court ruled six to three against President Trump, one of only a handful of times the conservative court has ruled against the president on the emergency docket this term.

The court said the president failed to cite any law that would justify using the guard under federal control for law enforcement.

Trump federalized the guard against Illinois Democratic Governor J.B.

Pritzker's wishes back in September for what he said was the protection of federal immigration officers and facilities.

This ruling from the court applies only to Illinois, and the issue could come before the high court again.

Meanwhile, Governor Landry of Louisiana, a Republican, has requested for federal authorization to send the guard to New Orleans in the coming weeks.

Kat Lonsdorff, NPR News, Washington.