The 1807 law that President Trump threatened to invoke Thursday to deploy the US military against anti-immigration enforcement rioters in Minnesota was last used in 1992 to stem violence that broke out in Los Angeles after four cops were acquitted of assault following the beating of black motorist Rodney King. Responding to the latest violent...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt blamed Democrats for encouraging violence against ICE officers in Minneapolis, saying rhetoric calling agents "Nazis" leads to chaos.
The president's threat comes a day after a federal immigration officer shot and wounded a Minneapolis man whom authorities said had attacked the officer with a shovel and broom handle.
President Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act against Minnesota if the state declines to stop rioters from attacking Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
