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Vance Defends ICE Presence, Faults State and City Leaders for Minneapolis Disorder

Vice president says cooperation would lower tensions, rejects troop deployment.

Vice President JD Vance gives remarks following a roundtable discussion with local leaders and community members amid a surge of federal immigration authorities in the area, at Royalston Square on January 22, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Vice President JD Vance gives remarks following a roundtable discussion with local leaders and community members amid a surge of federal immigration authorities in the area, at Royalston Square on January 22, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Jim Watson - Pool/Getty Images