Trump says no reason 'right now' for Insurrection Act in MinnesotaWASHINGTON, United States, Jan 17, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - US President Donald Trump said Friday there was no immediate need to invoke the Insurrection Act over protests against immigration raids in Minnesota, a day after threatening to use the law. Crowds of protesters have clashed with immigration officers across the city of Minneapolis, opposing their efforts to target undocumented migrants with some officers responding with violence. - 'Incitement of violence' -Federal agents fired their weapons in two separate incidents, wounding a man from Venezuela Wednesday, and in Good's killing last week. A woman was roughly pulled from her car by officers Tuesday, an AFP correspondent saw, amid the escalating deployment of federal officers to the state. Proponents of immigration enforcement have also begun to face off with those who oppose it in the state, leading to tense encounters.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha January 17, 2026 15:31 UTC