If you read mainstream coverage of Vice President JD Vance’s trip to Minneapolis this week, you’d be forgiven for

Vice President JD Vance during a visit to Minneapolis blamed a "failure of cooperation" by local and state authorities for rising tensions and chaotic moments during the ongoing federal immigration crackdown in the state.

At a Thursday press conference in Minneapolis, Vice President J.D. Vance said the chaos unfolding in the city is the result of inadequate cooperation from local and state law enforcement. "We're seeing this level of chaos only in Minneapolis,

Minnesota organizations are urging a community protest against immigration enforcement, following Vice President JD Vance's call for cooperation and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey's criticism of federal tactics.

The vice president said he hoped local officials would cooperate with the immigration crackdown to “turn down the temperature.” But lawyers and citizens told of harsh tactics.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, speaking from city hall, accused immigration officials of racial profiling, an accusation that Vice President JD Vance had rejected during his visit in Minnesota.

Vice President JD Vance will be in Minneapolis on Thursday for a roundtable with local leaders where he will "deliver remarks focused on restoring law and order in Minnesota." Three people have been shot during federal immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis in recent weeks,

Vice President JD Vance defended the administration’s immigration crackdown in Minnesota and the recent detainment of a young child during remarks in Minneapolis. Vance pushed back against claims that the boy was arrested and defended ICE agents.