Vice President JD Vance has landed in Minneapolis, blaming the "far left" for the turmoil surrounding the White House's deportation campaign. During a stop in Toledo, Ohio, en route to Minnesota, Vance told supporters that if they want to reduce chaos in the city, they should support immigration enforcement and accept the need for a border in the country.
Vance's visit comes after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good, a mother of three, during a confrontation with protesters this month. The Republican vice president has played a key role in defending the agent and said that Good's death was "a tragedy of her own making." Vance praised the arrest of protesters who disrupted a church service in Minnesota on Sunday, saying he expects more prosecutions to come.
The protesters entered the church chanting "ICE out" and "Justice for Renee Good," but Vance condemned their actions, saying they were scaring children from worshiping God. He claimed that when people interrupt worship, that's a violation of the law, and added that just as you have the right to protest, others also have the right to worship.
However, not everyone supports Vance's views. Minnesota faith leaders, backed by labor unions and hundreds of Minneapolis-area businesses, are planning a day of protests on Friday to push back against the administration's crackdown. Nearly 600 local businesses have announced plans to shut down, while hundreds of "solidarity events" are expected across the country.
Critics argue that federal agents' actions, including teargassing babies and pastors, seizing neighbors, and shipping people off to foreign torture prisons, are unacceptable. Gregory Bovino, the official who leads the White House's border patrol operations, said federal agents have the authority to enter private homes in Minnesota without a judicial warrant as part of their crackdown.
Vance's visit also coincides with an internal ICE memo that reports sweeping power to forcibly enter houses without a warrant, which is a reversal of long-standing guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches.
Vance's visit comes after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good, a mother of three, during a confrontation with protesters this month. The Republican vice president has played a key role in defending the agent and said that Good's death was "a tragedy of her own making." Vance praised the arrest of protesters who disrupted a church service in Minnesota on Sunday, saying he expects more prosecutions to come.
The protesters entered the church chanting "ICE out" and "Justice for Renee Good," but Vance condemned their actions, saying they were scaring children from worshiping God. He claimed that when people interrupt worship, that's a violation of the law, and added that just as you have the right to protest, others also have the right to worship.
However, not everyone supports Vance's views. Minnesota faith leaders, backed by labor unions and hundreds of Minneapolis-area businesses, are planning a day of protests on Friday to push back against the administration's crackdown. Nearly 600 local businesses have announced plans to shut down, while hundreds of "solidarity events" are expected across the country.
Critics argue that federal agents' actions, including teargassing babies and pastors, seizing neighbors, and shipping people off to foreign torture prisons, are unacceptable. Gregory Bovino, the official who leads the White House's border patrol operations, said federal agents have the authority to enter private homes in Minnesota without a judicial warrant as part of their crackdown.
Vance's visit also coincides with an internal ICE memo that reports sweeping power to forcibly enter houses without a warrant, which is a reversal of long-standing guidance meant to respect constitutional limits on government searches.
I don't get why VP Vance is still defending that ICE agent who killed Renee Good. She was just trying to speak out against the deportation campaign and now she's gone 
. The whole thing feels so messed up, like they're more worried about maintaining control than actually helping people. And what's with the part about interrupting worship? That's not even close to being an issue here...it's just a bunch of protesters trying to express their feelings and now Vance is using it as an excuse to silence them 
. I don't think anyone's saying they have the right to shoot people, but maybe we should be talking about how to actually address these issues instead of demonizing those who are protesting...
This guy Vance is outta control! He's blaming the "far left" for everything and thinks they're scaring kids from worshiping God? Like what even is that? The fact that Renee Good got shot by an ICE agent during a protest is a tragedy, no doubt. But Vance's whole vibe about it being her fault... nope. Not buying it. And now he's talking about entering people's homes without warrants? That's just crazy talk! Who gives an official memo permission to do that?! 
So VP JD Vance is blaming the "far left" for the chaos in the White House's deportation campaign... yeah right 
like that's gonna fly with most people. He thinks protesters who are calling for justice and condemning police brutality and ICE actions are scaring kids from worshiping God? Newsflash, dude: those kids are already scared of your policies 
. And don't even get me started on his excuse for Renee Good's death... "a tragedy of her own making"? Are you kidding me? 
If he really cared about people, he'd be working to address the root issues causing police violence and ICE abuses, not trying to deflect blame onto protesters.
meanwhile, the whole "far left" thing just feels like a copout. can't we just have a respectful conversation about how to deal with deportation and border control instead of demonizing everyone who disagrees?
but seriously, what's going on here? is this just some kind of coordinated effort by business owners to push back against the admin's policies or something more sinister? also, can someone pls explain to me how federal agents got the authority to enter ppl's homes without warrants in the first place? that sounds like a recipe for disaster 
I'm getting really uncomfortable with what's happening in the US right now. I just saw this news about VP JD Vance blaming protesters for chaos, but it feels like he's just making excuses for the ICE agents who are being super aggressive and violent. Like, Renee Good's death was a tragedy, no doubt about it, but blaming her own children for getting caught up in the protest? 
. Protests & solidarity events are happening everywhere, with 75% of Minnesotans opposing ICE's actions 
. Meanwhile, 40% of Minneapolis businesses are supporting Vance's visit, but that's still a minority 
. The new internal memo granting sweeping power to enter homes without a warrant is super concerning - 70% of respondents think it's an overreach 
. We need more transparency & accountability from the White House on this issue 
. The data says 55% of Americans trust the system, but only 30% believe the current policies are effective 
. Time to listen to both sides & find common ground 
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, JD Vance is at it again! 
It's not about protesting, it's about people fighting back against this administration's out-of-control xenophobia. 
Does he really think worshiping God gives you the right to stay safe from violence? 
The fact that 600 local businesses are planning a day of protests and hundreds more solidarity events across the country shows me one thing - people are not buying what Vance is selling. 
We need real leaders who care about protecting people's rights, not just their power. 
his comments about Renee Good's death are straight up insensitive 
let's stand up for people's rights and demand better from our government 
and Vance needs to do some serious educating 
on what it means to be a leader in this country
️. But at the same time, we need to be supporting our communities and not scaring them with tear gas and arrests 
... We need to stand up against this ICE crackdown and make it clear that we won't tolerate this kind of abuse of power 
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what about all these protests that are happenin across the country? People standin up against injustice, just to be shut down? 
it's like they think they can do whatever they want and nobody's gonna call 'em out on it 
. If Vance wants to reduce chaos, he should be out there listening to the community, not telling them what to do 
. The fact that he thinks the protesters' chants were scaring kids from worshiping God is just another example of how out of touch he is 
. And what's up with these protesters being called "far left" and "scaring children from worshiping God"? 
. I remember back in the 90s when people were fighting for civil rights, we didn't have to resort to such hate speech 
. Vance is just making a mess of things without any real solutions 
. what's wrong with a little compassion? 