Jan. 22 (UPI) -- Vice President JD Vance was scheduled to travel to Minneapolis on Thursday to meet with immigration enforcement officials and give a speech focusing on "restoring law and order" to the state, the White House said.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the visit in a post on X, adding that Vance is also expected to participate in a roundtable with local leaders and community members.
Vance's visit comes weeks after the Trump administration deployed thousands of federal agents to Minnesota, ramping up immigration enforcement. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said it was specifically targeting Somalis after dozens were accused of creating businesses that defrauded the state by charging more than $1 billion in services for children that were never provided.
Local and state officials in Minnesota, as well as civilians, have taken issue with ICE agents' tactics, which St. Paul police Chief Axel Henry described Tuesday as "clearly outside the bounds of what federal agents are allowed to do." ICE and Border Patrol agents have been met by scores of protesters over the weeks of immigration enforcement.
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