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.

  • AnarchoSnowPlow@midwest.social
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    19 hours ago

    I talked to a mn guardsman I know this morning about it. He said that the way they do the activations is in phases starting with MPs.

    My understanding is that it’s basically a warning and a plan for where you’re at on the list of getting called up, so you know what to expect as the situation changes.