JD Vance has affirmed that the White House remains steadfast in its large-scale deportation efforts, despite the controversy stemming from Donald Trump’s intense measures in Minneapolis.

During an exclusive interview with the Daily Mail at his office in Washington, DC, the Vice President reaffirmed the administration’s commitment to the deportation initiative.

Concerns have arisen among Trump’s supporters, worried that the President might be reconsidering his electoral promise following the fatal incidents involving Renee Good and Alex Pretti at the hands of federal agents in Minnesota.

In response, President Trump dispatched Border Czar Tom Homan to lead efforts in the Twin Cities, replacing Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Homan assured a reduction in officer presence while engaging in discussions with Democratic Governor Tim Walz.

When questioned if Homan’s remarks indicated a shift in the White House’s stance, Vance assured the Mail, “Absolutely not.”

“We’re not backing down,” the Vice President emphasized. “Our aim is not to retreat but to foster cooperation and reduce disorder.”

Vance’s comments demonstrate an ongoing policy tightrope the Trump administration is attempting to walk ahead of the midterm elections. 

Daily Mail polling, conducted by JL Partners last week, showed a majority of Americans have turned against ICE and Customs and Border Protection raids and believe their presence in US cities should end.

Vice President JD Vance sat down with the Daily Mail for an exclusive, where he doubled down on Trump’s mass deportation drive

Chaos has engulfed Minneapolis following the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti in January

Asked whether Tom Homan’s comments signaled the White House was backing down on deportations, Vance told the Mail: ‘No it doesn’t at all’

Even 19 percent of Republicans surveyed, nearly one-fifth, agreed with the sentiment.

But the Vice President said local leaders were already beginning to work with Trump’s immigration agents regarding undocumented migrants charged with sex crimes set to be deported once they are released from county jail. 

‘Two weeks ago, the state authorities, the local authorities were saying, we’re not even gonna let you know when this person gets out of prison,’ Vance said.

‘Now they’re saying they will let us know when that person gets out of prison, so that we can deport them and get them out of our country.’ 

The Vice President, however, noted that future cooperation with local officials will not stop the administration from enforcing their deportation agenda. 

‘That’s the kind of cooperation we need to see more of. If we see more of it, I think the chaos will come down,’ Vance said before adding: ‘We’ll continue to enforce our immigration laws.’

‘There will be less violence on America’s streets, which is ultimately the goal here, to keep people safe.’ 

Trump has previously threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy troops in Minnesota amid anti-ICE protests and riots.

The law of 1807 gives the President the legal authority to send out troops on American soil to quell civil disobedience. It was first invoked by Thomas Jefferson to deal with a plot to create a separate nation in the American West.

The act was last used by President George HW Bush in 1992 after he deployed federal troops during the Rodney King riots in Los Angeles.

When asked by the Daily Mail whether Trump’s pledge to send troops into Minnesota was still on the table, Vance declined to say, insisting he did not want to engage in hypotheticals.

‘You’re trying to get me to engage in a lot of hypotheticals … Let’s actually focus on reality and what’s happening on the ground. What we’re doing is trying to draw the chaos down,’ the Vice President replied. 

The Vice President also endorsed the administration’s move to require body cameras be worn by all federal agents in Minneapolis and said the change would protect law enforcement.   

Trump recently signaled he would not pull back immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota despite Homan’s prior statement offering to ‘draw down’ agents.