1,500 troops ‘on standby’ to be sent to Minneapolis as ICE protesters build 4,000-strong ‘rapid response’ battalion

SOLDIERS have been put on standby for deployment to Minneapolis as anti-ICE protests continue to rock the city, a defence official has said. Around 1,500 troops that are currently stationed in Alaska are available to be sent into Minneapolis, Minnesota, if called for by President Donald Trump. The defence official said that no decision has…