President Trump has repeatedly threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy active-duty troops and federalize National Guard units amid protests in Minnesota over Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations, including a January 2026 incident in which an ICE agent fatally shot a civilian. These threats follow earlier 2025 considerations during anti-deportation demonstrations in Los Angeles and other cities, where the administration explored using the 1807 law to enforce federal immigration statutes despite state opposition. Congressional efforts, including Senate and House bills introduced in mid-2025, seek to narrow the statute’s broad language and require greater legislative oversight. Trader sentiment tracks the likelihood of formal invocation before scheduled midterms or further border enforcement escalations, weighing the president’s unilateral authority against institutional and legal constraints.