President Trump threatened to use the Insurrection Act in Chicago and Illinois, but never did

Source CBS Local
Original Load Date Jan. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
Last Updated Jan. 15, 2026, 4 p.m.
Original URL https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/trump-insurrection-act-chicago-illinois/

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President Trump threatened Thursday to invoke the Insurrection Act to quell [ protests in Minnesota ][8] after [ two shootings ][9] , one fatal, by ICE agents there. He previously threatened to do so in Chicago, but never followed through. In early October 2025, as Operation Midway Blitz was gett...