Vice President JD Vance, visiting Minneapolis on Thursday amid growing clashes between federal agents and anti-ICE protesters, said President Donald Trump had given him a "directive" to "meet these guys halfway" on reducing tensions,

Nekima Levy Armstrong "allegedly played a key role," the DOJ said.

Many businesses will close their doors to take part in the general strike, but one business is doing much more than just shutting down to protest ICE.

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,

CNN reviewed and geolocated videos that demonstrate just some examples of federal agents’ tactics in the Twin Cities.

So Donald Trump’s decision to swarm the city with some 3,000 federal immigration officers would seem a boon for the hotels and restaurants, at least. But some of the people who clean the agents’ rooms or pour them drinks are vulnerable to being scooped up themselves.

Vice President JD Vance will visit Minneapolis, Minnesota, where he will deliver remarks on Thursday, a source familiar with the matter confirmed to Fox News.

The Homeland Security Secretary also accused Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of refusing to “protect their own people.”

A day after Border Patrol Commander at Large Greg Bovino was seen in Minneapolis streets, he is calling out local police for not helping federal agents deal with protesters.