The Minnesota National Guard is mobilizing to act as support to other local law enforcement during this weekend’s protests, announced Bob Jacobson, the commissioner of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety. 

“I am appreciative of our state partners, including the Minnesota National Guard, State Patrol, the Department of Natural Resources, MetroTransit and the University of Minnesota, who all stand ready to uphold public safety,” Jacobson said in Friday’s press conference. 

“March Against Minnesota Fraud,” organized by conservative influencer Jake Lang, is planned for Saturday at 12 p.m. at Minneapolis City Hall. 

According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, Rep. Mohamud Noor said he is fearful of the protest moving to areas with high Somali populations, such as the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood. Activists also expect the protest to travel through the University of Minnesota campus.

The protest, which Lang broadcasted on X, calls to “take back” the state from Democrats, following President Donald Trump’s recent scrutiny of Minnesota’s Somali community. The “crusaders”, as Lang called the members of the protest in his X post, plan to start at Minneapolis’ city hall.

The Minneapolis Police Inspector Bill Peterson told Minneapolis residents Tuesday in a monthly community safety meeting that the city has prepared for the event, adding that they are “hyper-aware” that the Cedar-Riverside neighborhood could be a target due to their large Somali population.