Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, addressing reporters outside the White House, declined to say if she thinks Trump should invoke the law. It’s his constitutional right, and it’s up to him if he wants to utilise it to do it,” Noem said. Asked if Trump is likely to take this major step, she said: “I don’t know.”Tensions rose further as an immigration agent shot and injured a man in Minneapolis on Wednesday evening (local time), triggering further protests. The shooting marked the second time in a week an ICE agent had shot someone in Minneapolis. “During the struggle, the federal agent discharged his weapon, striking one adult male,” O’Hara told reporters at a press conference.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 15, 2026 18:27 UTC