Minneapolis live updates: Trump says he will invoke Insurrection Act if Minnesota politicians ‘don’t obey the law’

Thousands of ICE and Border Patrol personnel have been sent to Minnesota, with tear gas and pepper spray used in confrontations with protesters.

What we know

Trump said today on Truth Social that he would invoke the Insurrection Act if Minnesota politicians “don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job.”
The Insurrection Act, a rarely used 1807 law, gives the president the authority to deploy the military domestically without prior congressional approval.
The Department of Homeland Security said a federal officer shot a Venezuelan man in the leg in Minneapolis last night, alleging the man fled after a traffic stop and attacked the officer.
The shooting came a week after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in the city, sparking local and nationwide protests and vigils.
Protests have continued, with federal agents using tear gas and flash bang devices on the streets of Minneapolis. Video showed protesters launching fireworks at officers.
Around 3,000 federal agents have been sent to Minnesota in what DHS says is the biggest operation in its history. The city has about 600 police officers, Mayor Jacob Frey said.
Trump and senior government figures have said they are determined to root out “corruption” they have linked to the local Somali population.
Gov. Tim Walz called on the federal government to end the “occupation” and said agents were “kidnapping people for no reason.”