MINNEAPOLIS – Vice President JD Vance spoke out against what he sees as the root cause of the recent unrest surrounding immigration enforcement: the “far left.” His comments came as he headed to Minnesota, a state now at the center of the national debate over border security.
“If people want peace in Minneapolis, they need to stop fighting efforts to enforce our immigration laws and accept the basic idea that a nation must have borders,” Vance stated, speaking from Ohio.
Vance’s trip to Minneapolis includes meetings with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. The city has seen protests after an ICE agent was involved in the death of Renee Good during a recent confrontation. The Vice President has defended the agent’s actions.
He also supported the arrest of protestors who disrupted a church service in Minnesota, chanting slogans against ICE and demanding “Justice for Renee Good.”
“These protestors are disrupting the worship of innocent people, even little children, on a Sunday morning,” Vance said. “Such actions are against the law and will be prosecuted.”
Vance affirmed the right to protest, but emphasized that freedom of worship must also be protected. “Just as people have the right to protest, others have the right to worship without disruption. Interfering with that right is a violation of the law.”
The Vice President’s comments come as some groups plan protests against the administration’s immigration policies.
Before addressing the situation in Minnesota, Vance spoke in Toledo about the administration’s efforts to improve the economy. He also voiced his support for Republican candidates running in the upcoming midterm elections.
Vance acknowledged that many Americans are still not convinced that the economy is strong, but he asked for patience, arguing that the current administration is working to fix problems inherited from the previous administration. “Turning things around takes time,” Vance said. “It takes time to fix what is broken.”
