"Vance, who has spent the past three weeks smearing Renee Good and aggressively defending the ICE agent who fatally shot her, did take a somewhat more moderate stance while speaking at a news conference. He said President Trump has no immediate plans to invoke the Insurrection Act and backtracked on his previous assertion that ICE officers have " absolute immunity," saying that agents who "violate the law" are "going to face disciplinary action.""
"But despite what Politico described as his "softer tone," Vance didn't actually seem that committed to deescalating the situation in Minnesota. The V.P. largely blamed local officials for the chaotic situation that's unfolded during the federal government's immigration enforcement surge in Minneapolis. Vance said he wanted to "work with them" and "meet these guys halfway," but it appears he only met with ICE agents and business leaders in the city, and did not speak with local officials. Talk of disciplinary action for ICE agents who violate the law seemed theoretical; Vance didn't mention any specific efforts to hold federal agents accountable."
"While taking questions from reporters, Vance said that as the father of a 5-year-old himself he was initially concerned about the "terrible story" of Liam Ramos, the preschooler detained by ICE this week. But he quickly added that that he "did a little follow up research" and found the boy "was not arrested." He claimed the boy's father ran when approached by ICE and abandoned his child, and agents were merely caring for him so he wouldn't "freeze to death." School officials said Liam was actually used as "bait" in an effort to lure people out of his house. Another adult living in the home reportedly "begged" agents to"
Vice President J.D. Vance visited Minneapolis and presented a more moderate public tone, saying President Trump has no immediate plans to invoke the Insurrection Act and backtracking on a claim of ICE officers' absolute immunity. Vance blamed local officials for chaos during a federal immigration enforcement surge while saying he wanted to work with them, but he met only with ICE agents and business leaders and did not meet local officials. Promises of disciplinary action for agents remained theoretical with no specific accountability measures mentioned. Vance disputed aspects of the Liam Ramos incident, asserting the child was not arrested and was cared for by agents.
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