Minnesota National Guard troops and federal agents operated side by side at protest sites in Minneapolis as tensions rose over what state officials and national outlets have called a sweeping immigration crackdown.

“Members of the Minnesota National Guard are on standby, ready to assist local law enforcement and public safety agencies,” the state troops announced in an X post, which included a photo of two guardsmen with blurred faces holding guns and sporting neon yellow safety vests over their uniforms.

Gov. Tim Walz has "mobilized" the Minnesota National Guard as protests continue to roil the state. Officials said troops have not been deployed but are on standby.

The Minnesota National Guard said Saturday they are on standby amid escalating anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis — and revealed a distinctive item they will wear to set themselves apart if deployed. The military force has not yet been deployed but was mobilized Saturday afternoon by Minnesota Gov.

The Department of Justice on Monday appealed a recent ruling that limits tactics federal law enforcement is permitted to use in the midst of anti-ICE enforcement protests in Minneapolis.

Gov. Walz deployed the National Guard as protests intensified, while 1,500 active-duty troops from Alaska remain on standby for possible Minneapolis deployment.

The woman was identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.

Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Minneapolis after a federal immigration officer shot and killed 37-year-old Alex Pretti during an enforcement operation, escalating tensions already high following another fatal shooting earlier this month.

Ongoing altercations between protesters and federal law enforcement spurred Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz to mobilize the state's National Guard.

Family members say the man who was killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis was an intensive care nurse at a Department of Veterans Affairs hospital who cared deeply about people and was upset by Pr