President Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy federal troops in response to ongoing protests in Minnesota against expanded ICE operations, including a January 2026 incident in which an agent fatally shot a civilian observer during a raid. The move would bypass Posse Comitatus restrictions and allow military personnel to perform law-enforcement functions in support of federal immigration enforcement. Congressional efforts to reform the Act’s broad language remain stalled in committee, while the administration has already used related authorities to federalize National Guard units in several cities. Trader focus centers on whether protests escalate, state officials resist federal directives, or legal challenges reach the courts before any formal invocation occurs.