VP Vance defends ICE during visit to Minneapolis following weeks of unrest

Jan 23, 2026

Minneapolis, Minnesota (US), Jan 23, 2026 (ANI): Vice President JD Vance delivered a broad defense of the thousands of federal agents leading an aggressive immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, arguing that "far-left agitators" and uncooperative local officials are to blame for chaos on the streets. Vance's visit in marked a renewed effort by Donald Trump's administration to win public support for its immigration crackdown that has drawn weeks of outcry since an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot dead Renee Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen and mother of three. Tensions appeared unlikely to subside after school officials in a nearby suburb said ICE agents had detained a 5-year-old boy in the suburb of Columbia Heights.