Minnesota National Guard placed on standby to support law enforcement as protests turn violent

The Minnesota National Guard posted a photograph connected societal media Saturday showing what they volition beryllium wearing if they are activated, to "distinguish them[selves] from different agencies," arsenic they stay connected standby amid intensifying anti-ICE protests.

"Members of the Minnesota National Guard are connected standby, acceptable to assistance section instrumentality enforcement and nationalist information agencies. If our members are activated, they volition beryllium wearing reflective vests, arsenic pictured here, to assistance separate them from different agencies successful akin uniforms," the Minnesota National Guard wrote successful the post.

The faces of the Guard members were blurred out, and they were seen wearing agleam yellowish vests implicit their uniforms.

The Minnesota National Guard added its members "live, work, and service successful our state, and are focused connected protecting life, preserving property, and ensuring Minnesotans tin safely workout their First Amendment rights."

Minnesota National Guard members were seen wearing agleam yellowish vests implicit their uniforms. (Minnesota National Guard)

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Guardsmen person not yet been deployed to metropolis streets, but are acceptable to assistance enactment nationalist safety, according to officials.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced earlier connected Saturday that, astatine Gov. Tim Walz’s direction, the Guard was mobilized and staging to enactment section instrumentality enforcement and exigency absorption agencies.

Multiple blimpish demonstrators were seen connected video being beaten by agitators during anti-immigration enforcement protests connected Saturday.

The Minnesota National Guard was seen staging connected Saturday amid anti-ICE protests successful the bluish state. (Minnesota Department of Public Safety)

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Ongoing tensions flared earlier this period aft 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was fatally changeable Jan. 7 by an ICE cause portion allegedly blocking an cognition successful Minneapolis and driving toward the agent.

Following the shooting, Democratic officials, including Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, encouraged anti-ICE protesters to assemble, prompting a probe by national prosecutors for the alleged impeding of instrumentality enforcement efforts.

Minnesota National Guard vehicles were seen lined up aft being mobilized by Gov. Tim Walz. (Minnesota Department of Public Safety)

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U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News connected Friday that Democrats' anti-ICE rhetoric could escalate to a crime.

"When the politician oregon the politician endanger our officers, erstwhile the politician suggests that he's encouraging citizens to telephone 911 erstwhile they spot ICE officers, that is precise adjacent to a national crime," Blanche said.

Sources said the probe is successful aboriginal stages, and it is unclear if it volition effect successful immoderate transgression charges.