India, Jan. 15 -- A new battleground in a longstanding national debate concerning immigration enforcement, protest and presidential authority has emerged in Minnesota. Following several days of unrest in Minneapolis, President Donald Trump issued threats to employ the Insurrection Act, a statute previously used in limited capacities within American borders, in response to two ICE shootings, among other protesting incidents. The local conflict escalated to incorporate elements of a broader national constitutional issue.

Trump Threatened to Invokes Immigration Law he expressed the warning on social media platforms by accusing the leadership of Minnesota of allowing professional agitators to assault ICE officers. He explained that if they i...