Walz prepares to deploy Minnesota National Guard as tensions boil over ICE shooting

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Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) announced on Wednesday that he is prepared to deploy the Minnesota National Guard in anticipation of protests following a fatal shooting committed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis.

“We have soldiers in training and prepared to be deployed if necessary,” Walz said, noting they are “our National Guard troops.”

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