U.S. defense officials have placed approximately 1,500 soldiers from Alaska's 11th Airborne Division on standby for possible deployment to Minneapolis, according to a report from CBS News. The troops are an option for President Donald Trump if he decides to use active-duty personnel amid ongoing anti-ICE demonstrations in the city. No final decision has been made.

The potential deployment follows Trump's recent threat to invoke the Insurrection Act, a rare law allowing active-duty military for domestic law enforcement. Protests erupted after U.S. citizen Renee Good was shot dead by an ICE agent earlier this month. A federal judge has since limited ICE's crowd control tactics against peaceful protesters.

Minnesota officials have urged peaceful demonstrations, and the state's National Guard has been mobilized by Governor Tim Walz. The situation remains tense as the city grapples with the aftermath of Good's death, which the administration has labeled a "domestic terrorist" act while protesters seek justice.