JD Vance shares ‘crazy’ story about ICE, CBP officers in Minneapolis

Vice president J.D. Vance on Sunday shared what he called a “crazy” account highlighting the dangers federal immigration officers face in Minneapolis, amid a series of agent-involved shootings and escalating unrest.

Recounting a recent visit to the city, Vance described an incident in which off-duty Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers were questioned while eating at a restaurant.

According to Vance, their location was publicly revealed, the restaurant was swarmed, and officers were surrounded inside.

“When I was in Minneapolis, I heard a number of crazy stories. But near the top of the list: There were two off-duty ICE officers who were going to dinner in Minneapolis. Their location was exposed, and then people were packed into the restaurant. The officers were locked in the restaurant,” Vance wrote on X.

Alex Pretty, 37, has been identified as the man shot and killed by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis.

Local police refused to respond when officers called for help, Vance said.

“The officers were detained at the restaurant, and local police refused to respond to their requests for assistance (based on directions from local authorities),” he wrote. “Eventually, their fellow federal agents came to their aid.”

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Federal agents are seen at the City View Apartments in Minneapolis, Sunday, January 25, 2026. (Adam Gray/AP Photo)

“This is just a glimpse of what is happening in Minneapolis as state and local officials refuse to cooperate with immigration enforcement,” Vance wrote. “They created chaos so they could have moments like yesterday, where someone tragically dies and politicians talk about the evils of policing the border.”

Vance urged Minneapolis officials to change course.

“The solution is to stare everyone in the face. I hope the authorities in Minneapolis stop this madness.”

A day earlier, Vance described the unrest in Minnesota as “orchestrated chaos” in the wake of another fatal shooting by a federal agent.

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Protesters chant and bang on trash cans as they stand behind a makeshift barricade during a protest in response to the death of 37-year-old Alex Peretti, who was shot by a U.S. Border Patrol agent earlier in the day, Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Adam Gray/AP Photo)

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On Saturday, 37-year-old Alex Pretty, a Minneapolis nurse who carried a licensed handgun while protesting a federal immigration enforcement operation, was shot and killed by a U.S. Border Patrol agent.

Authorities say Preeti resisted arrest after trying to interfere with the operation.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.

Fox News Digital’s Amanda Macias contributed to this report.