False2026-01
What is circulating
“Defending federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis on 22 January 2026, Vance said: "we're focused on Minneapolis because that's where we have the highest concentration of people who have violated" immigration law.”
Claimed by JD Vance · official statement
The facts
PolitiFact rated the claim False. Pew Research Center estimated about 90,000 unauthorized immigrants in the Minneapolis metro area in 2023, about 2.4 percent of its population against 4.1 percent nationally. Seventy-eight metro areas had a higher share, including Miami and Houston at four times or more, and the White House and DHS offered no evidence for the claim.