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Independent, UK -   Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said his city is being “invaded” by the federal government amid reports that 1,500 active-duty soldiers were being readied for deployment to Minnesota and President Donald Trump’s threats of invoking the Insurrection Act to quell protests.

"I never thought in a million years that we would be invaded by our own federal government,” the Democratic mayor told CNN Sunday. “They’ve got 3,000 or so ICE agents and Border Patrol. That they are now talking about deploying 1,500 military– this is, well it’s ridiculous.”

Protests have continued for a second week in Minneapolis after Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot dead in her car by an ICE agent. Trump administration officials, including the president, have defended the agent’s conduct, claiming that his life was at risk.

In the wake of Good’s shooting, several thousand more ICE and Border Patrol agents have been deployed to the city. Some 1,500 active-duty soldiers are also reportedly preparing for possible deployment in Minnesota, The Washington Post citing defense officials, reported late Saturday.