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JD Vance travels to Minneapolis amid unrest

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January 22, 2026

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Vice President JD Vance will visit Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Thursday as tensions remain high amid ongoing immigration raids and deepening fissures between state and federal officials.

Vance's visit comes as outrage mounts over the highly visible immigration operations. The latest incident prompting scrutiny involves Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents detaining a 5-year-old boy in the Minneapolis suburb of Columbia Heights.

School officials said Liam Conejo Ramos, a preschooler, and his father were detained in their driveway after school. When an adult known to the family offered to take Liam, ICE agents refused and instead led the boy to his front door and ordered him to knock "to see if anyone else was home – essentially using a 5-year-old as bait,” said Zena Stenvik, superintendent of Columbia Heights Public Schools.

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Vice President JD VanceMinneapolis MinnesotaCustoms EnforcementColumbia Heights SchoolLiam Conejo RamosLiam ICEZena StenvikColumbia Heights Public Schools

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