A federal judge in Minnesota has ordered acting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Todd Lyons to appear in court to explain why he violated a previous judicial order.
The White House states President Trump does not want to see people injured or killed on American streets, but will not relent in immigration enforcement efforts.
The US president warns of using the insurrection act to deploy troops against Minnesota protests following an incident where an ICE agent fatally shot a person.
Six federal prosecutors in Minnesota have resigned simultaneously, reportedly in protest of the Department of Justice's handling of an investigation into an ICE agent's fatal shooting.
Minnesota and Illinois have filed lawsuits against the Trump administration, seeking court orders to block the deployment of immigration enforcement forces to the two states, following an ICE shooting in Minnesota.
