Vice President J.D. Vance will visit Minneapolis on Thursday to deliver a speech on “restoring law and order in Minnesota.”
Minneapolis has been the scene the this month of organized harassment campaigns egged on by Democrat officials and violent protests against ICE and other federal agents enforcing immigration laws. One anti-ICE activist, 37-year-old Renee Good, was fatally shot by an ICE agent after she hit him with her vehicle while out impeding ICE.
Last Sunday, dozens of anti-ICE activists accompanied by former CNN host Don Lemon invaded a Christian church service and terrorized family worshipers over a report one of the church leaders works with ICE. The Justice Department is investigating the incident for federal civil rights violations under the FACE Act.
The DOJ has also and has subpoenaed several Minnesota Democrat elected officials for allegedly conspiring to impede ICE, including Governor Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey.
Minnesota is also being investigated over massive fraud schemes, largely perpetrated by Somali immigrants, that ripped off billions of dollars from federally funded welfare and Medicaid programs.
Mayor Frey, who two weeks ago said, “ICE, get the f*** out of Minneapolis,” issued a milder statement on Vance’s visit (Politico excerpt):
“People are free to come to Minneapolis, including the Vice President — that’s how this country works,” Frey said in a Wednesday statement. “But if the Vice President actually wanted to help, he should be focused on stopping federal agents from targeting and harming our neighbors in ways that clearly cross constitutional lines. That’s what Minneapolis wants.
MSNOW reported Wednesday that active duty troops with a military police brigade at Fort Bragg, North Carolina were ordered to prepare to deploy to Minneapolis–but have not been ordered in yet. Airborne troops in Alaska are also reported on standby for deployment to Minneapolis.
Vance’s stop in Minneapolis is part of a two-state Midwest swing on Thursday. The Vice President is also scheduled to give a speech in Toledo, Ohio on the positive effects of President Trump’s economic policies. Times for the speeches have not yet been publicly released.
Minneapolis press release:
Vice President JD Vance to Visit Minneapolis, Minnesota
On Thursday, January 22, 2026, Vice President JD Vance will visit Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Vice President will hold a roundtable with local leaders and community members and will deliver remarks focused on restoring law and order in Minnesota.
Toledo press release:
Vice President JD Vance to Visit Toledo, Ohio
On Thursday, January 22, 2026, Vice President JD Vance will visit an industrial shipping facility in Toledo, Ohio. The Vice President will deliver remarks highlighting the Trump Administration’s commitment to lower prices, bigger paychecks, and creating more good-paying jobs in Ohio and across the Midwest.
Vance’s last visit to Minneapolis was in September following the Annunciation Catholic Church mass shooting. Vance and Second Lady Usha Vance visited the church and a local hospital, meeting with families affected by the attack by a transgender former Annunciation student that killed two children and wounded over two dozen worshippers.
On Tuesday, the Vance’s announced Usha is pregnant with the couple’s fourth child, a boy, expected to be born in late July.
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