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The Pentagon has placed approximately 1,500 soldiers from the Army's 11th Airborne Division on standby for potential deployment to Minnesota in response to an immigration enforcement operation. This move could follow President Trump's invocation of the Insurrection Act, which allows active-duty troops to assist in law enforcement, amid ongoing protests against immigration policies triggered by a recent fatal shooting by an immigration agent. Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has urged the president to exercise restraint as tensions rise in the Twin Cities.