Soldiers are on standby for a possible deployment to Minneapolis, a US defense official has announced.
The official said the 1,500 soldiers, currently in Alaska, are an option for the US president if he decides to use active-duty military personnel, as demonstrations against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) continued.
But he said no decision has yet been made on whether to send soldiers from Alaska, writes BBC.
Minnesota officials have called on protesters to remain orderly and peaceful during protests after an ICE agent fatally shot U.S. citizen Renee Good earlier this month.
The state National Guard has been mobilized and put on alert by Governor Tim Walz, and other law enforcement officers have been deployed to Minneapolis ahead of the anti-ICE demonstrations.
City leaders said Good was there as a legal observer of ICE activity.
But the Trump administration has called her a "domestic terrorist."
Her death sparked protests across the country, with many people holding signs reading "Justice for Renee." /Telegraph/
