Vance Holds Immigration Enforcement Press Conference in Los Angeles

Vice President JD Vance held a press conference at the Federal Joint Operations Center in Los Angeles on June 20, 2025, after receiving an immigration enforcement briefing from ICE and CBP leadership. The visit came amid heightened federal-state tensions; California Gov. Gavin Newsom had directed state agencies not to cooperate with certain ICE operations, and the administration had threatened to pursue criminal charges against state officials who obstructed federal enforcement. Vance cited arrest statistics as evidence that enforcement was proceeding despite state resistance.