Minnesota National Guard placed on standby to support law enforcement as protests turn violent

The Minnesota National Guard posted a photo on social media Saturday showing what they will be wearing if they are activated, to "distinguish them[selves] from other agencies," as they remain on standby amid intensifying anti-ICE protests.

"Members of the Minnesota National Guard are on standby, ready to assist local law enforcement and public safety agencies. If our members are activated, they will be wearing reflective vests, as pictured here, to help distinguish them from other agencies in similar uniforms," the Minnesota National Guard wrote in the post.

The faces of the Guard members were blurred out, and they were seen wearing bright yellow vests over their uniforms.

The Minnesota National Guard added its members "live, work, and serve in our state, and are focused on protecting life, preserving property, and ensuring Minnesotans can safely exercise their First Amendment rights."

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Guardsmen have not yet been deployed to city streets, but are ready to help support public safety, according to officials.

The Minnesota Department of Public Safety announced earlier on Saturday that, at Gov. Tim Walz’s direction, the Guard was mobilized and staging to support local law enforcement and emergency management agencies.

Multiple conservative demonstrators were seen on video being beaten by agitators during anti-immigration enforcement protests on Saturday.

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Ongoing tensions flared earlier this month after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot Jan. 7 by an ICE agent while allegedly blocking an operation in Minneapolis and driving toward the agent.

Following the shooting, Democratic officials, including Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, encouraged anti-ICE protesters to assemble, prompting a probe by federal prosecutors for the alleged impeding of law enforcement efforts.

U.S. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told Fox News on Friday that Democrats' anti-ICE rhetoric could escalate to a crime.

"When the governor or the mayor threaten our officers, when the mayor suggests that he's encouraging citizens to call 911 when they see ICE officers, that is very close to a federal crime," Blanche said.

Sources said the investigation is in early stages, and it is unclear if it will result in any criminal charges.

Illegal migrant workers caught on camera leaping across rooftops to escape Border Patrol in California raid

Dramatic video shows several illegal immigrants scrambling across rooftops in California as they try to flee federal immigration agents during an enforcement operation at a small construction site.

The frantic footage shows two individuals scaling a ladder onto the roof of a home in Montebello on Wednesday, shortly after authorities pulled up outside the single-story house. Montebello is a city in Los Angeles County

One of the individuals appeared to try to knock the ladder to the ground in an apparent attempt to prevent agents from following, but an officer caught the ladder and propped it back against the house. 

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The illegal immigrants then split up, leaping onto separate nearby rooftops as they fled.

A Department of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson told Fox News Digital that the incident occurred during a U.S. Border Patrol enforcement operation in the Montebello area.

"These operations resulted in the arrest of five illegal aliens from Mexico and Guatemala, who have all broken the immigration laws of this country," a DHS spokesperson said. "These individuals will remain in custody pending further immigration proceedings."

Local outlet ABC7 reported that the workers’ boss initially claimed no one had been detained. DHS, however, later confirmed to Fox News Digital that five individuals were arrested during the operation.

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DHS said the enforcement activity was carried out as part of a broader push by the Trump administration to crack down on illegal immigration.

The incident comes as the White House moves to carry out what officials have described as the largest deportation effort in U.S. history, a policy that has sparked backlash in sanctuary cities and other Democratic-led jurisdictions.

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