Five-year-old boy detained as Vance visits Minnesota to support ICE

Vice-President J.D. Vance will visit Minneapolis to show support for ICE as school officials said immigration agents detained a five-year-old boy in a suburban school; a Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman said the child was not targeted and an officer remained with him while others arrested the father.

Vice-President J.D. Vance is scheduled to visit Minneapolis to meet federal immigration officers and hold a round table as officials respond to protests and community concerns. The visit follows an incident in which an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a local woman, which has drawn weeks of public outcry. School officials in nearby Columbia Heights said immigration agents detained multiple children this month, including a five-year-old. A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman provided an account of the child’s detention and federal authorities announced arrests tied to a church protest in St. Paul. What officials reported: - Vice-President Vance will visit Minneapolis to meet officers and host a round table with local leaders and community members. - School officials said at least four children were detained this month, including a five-year-old taken into custody on Tuesday in Columbia Heights. - A Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman said ICE had been seeking the child’s father, that the child was not targeted, and that an officer stayed with the child while others made an arrest. - Federal authorities said they arrested two people in connection with a demonstration that interrupted a church service in St. Paul. Summary: Tensions in the Minneapolis area remain as federal immigration operations and local demonstrations continue. Vance’s scheduled round table is the next public engagement listed, and the administration has said it will discuss measures including a planned funding action for sanctuary jurisdictions starting February 1.