Gov. Tim Walz has "mobilized" the Minnesota National Guard as protests continue to roil the state. Officials said troops have not been deployed but are on standby.

As protests in Minnesota continue amid ongoing tension between demonstrators and federal agents in the area, Gov. Tim Walz and local safety officials announced Jan. 17 that the Minnesota National Guard has been “mobilized” and is on standby if needed.

In a Facebook post Jan. 17, the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said that at “Gov. Walz’s direction,” the Minnesota National Guard was mobilized and was “staging to support local law enforcement and emergency management agencies.”

The department further clarified in the post that troops had not been deployed.

  • 1D10@lemmy.world
    341·
    1 day ago

    Stand by means they are contacting all of the soldiers and making sure everything is good to go.

    Also It makes trumps threat of sending the Army look like even a more bad Idea.

    • hesh@quokk.auEnglish
      13·
      1 day ago

      Hopefully not just getting them ready to be federally commandeered

      • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
        6·
        23 hours ago

        Let’s hope their mandate is

        • no one masked
        • no weapons
        • no kidnapping

        So, like, protecting the people from this rash of kidnappings.