Vance defends ICE agent, calls media coverage ‘absolute disgrace’

In January 2026, Vice President JD Vance defended the actions of ICE agents involved in a fatal shooting in Minneapolis. The incident occurred on Wednesday when a woman was shot and killed in her car during an ICE operation. Vance stated that the woman was interfering with the operation and criticized media coverage of the event, calling it an "absolute disgrace." The Vice President's defense of the ICE agents and his condemnation of the media's reporting have drawn attention to the circumstances surrounding the shooting. The details of the ICE operation and the woman's involvement remain under investigation.