Vice President JD Vance will travel to Minnesota amid tensions over ICE [View all]
Source: USA Today
Jan. 20, 2026, 9:07 p.m. ET
WASHINGTON —Vice President JD Vance will visit Minneapolis, Minnesota on Thursday, a person familiar with his plans said Jan. 20.
Vance will hold a roundtable with community members and deliver remarks in the city where the Trump administration is fighting to continue its immigration operations.
Vance has defended the killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, calling it “a tragedy of her own making" and alleging she was part of vast left-wing extremist network. The shooting prompted protests and has provoked bitter dispute between state and local officials.
The Trump administration's expanded immigration enforcement raids and officers' aggressive tactics have stirred protests and increasing calls from local officials for ICE to leave the city. Vance also visited Minnesota in September with his wife to pay his respects to the victims of the mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church.
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