Vice President JD Vance will travel to Minnesota on Thursday, according to a source with knowledge of the visit. Details about Vance’s trip weren’t immediately available.
A source familiar with his plans said Vance will hold a roundtable with stakeholders.
Vance’s visit comes as federal officials have sparred vehemently with Twin Cities leaders over the growing presence of federal immigration officers sent to Minnesota in recent weeks. Recordings of aggressive handling of residents by federal agents and clashes with protesters have dominated national news.
At a Twin Cities news conference on Jan. 20, Greg Bovino, commander at large with the U.S. Border Patrol, defended the actions of federal officers in the state as “born of necessity,” calling immigration enforcement in Minnesota more difficult than in other states.
The offices of Gov. Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her and other Minnesota officials were subpoenaed as part of the federal government’s investigation into whether local leaders have impeded immigration operations with public statements.
The Department of Justice investigation marks a dramatic escalation in the standoff between federal and local officials after the fatal shooting of Minneapolis resident Renee Good by an ICE agent earlier this month.
The state of Minnesota and cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul have sued the federal government in an attempt to end the massive immigration operation in Minnesota.
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