Vice President Vance Visits Minneapolis Amid ICE Tensions

(LEAD - max 35 words) Vice President J.D. Vance will visit Minneapolis on Thursday to deliver remarks focused on 'restoring law and order' and hold a roundtable with local leaders and community members, the White House said Wednesday.

(CONTEXT - max 35 words) The visit follows escalating tensions after the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Good, 37, when federal authorities said her vehicle struck an ICE officer, and a week-later traffic-stop shooting during which officials said agents were attacked.

(RESPONSE - max 35 words) The Justice Department said it is investigating the disruption of services at Cities Church in St. Paul, and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, Attorney General Pam Bondi and Border Patrol Chief Greg Bovino have visited Minnesota since Good's death.

(SCALE - max 35 words) The unrest has included anti-ICE protests that disrupted a worship service at Cities Church, where Pastor David Easterwood allegedly leads the local ICE field office, and visits by multiple senior federal officials to the region.

(FORWARD - max 35 words) Vance will meet with community leaders and hold a roundtable Thursday as the Justice Department's probe of the church disruption continues and federal investigations into the shootings and alleged Somali-community fraud remain open.