Megyn Kelly and Vice President J.D. Vance discussed immigration enforcement and public support for removing illegal aliens during a recent exchange, as questions persist over how the administration plans to carry out large-scale deportations amid resistance from left-wing activists and sanctuary jurisdictions.

Kelly said polling shows broad public backing for removing all illegal aliens from the country, not only those who have committed additional crimes after entering the United States.

“The Right wants all illegals gone,” Kelly said.

“Of course, and I do to,” Vance responded.

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Kelly said that sentiment is reflected in national surveys and questioned how enforcement will reach beyond those already in custody.

“The polls show that the majority of the American people still want this. They want all the illegals gone, not just the ones who committed additional crimes upon getting here,” Kelly said.

“And I think a lot of us are wondering, what is the plan for getting them?”

She pointed to ongoing unrest in Minneapolis and resistance from the political left as obstacles to broader enforcement, noting that current announcements have focused primarily on illegal immigrants already identified through local jail systems.

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“Homan s very focused on getting the illegals out,” Kelly said.

“All of the reforms he's announcing are with respect to getting the illegals who have committed additional crimes and notification of them before they leave the local jails, which would be great.”

Kelly noted that cooperation from Minneapolis officials has not yet been secured.

“We don't yet have an agreement on that in Minneapolis, which is the biggest area, maybe we'll get it,” she said.

“But the point is, simply, what about all the others?”

Vance said he welcomes pressure from conservatives demanding stronger enforcement and said the administration views that pressure as accountability from voters.

“Yeah, so I actually, I kind of like that our side is so insistent on this issue. I like the pressure. I like people saying, we recognize you've done a lot now do more,” Vance said.

“I think that's kind of how this should work.”

Vance said the administration remains focused on carrying out the President’s immigration agenda and emphasized that additional resources are coming online.

“Fundamentally, you know, the President and I and the entire administration, we work for the American people,” Vance said. “So I hear these complaints, I hear these criticisms.”

He said the administration has expanded enforcement capacity through additional ICE officers authorized by recent legislation.

“So first of all, again, you have an entire legal landscape, but also a deportation enforcement mechanism, all of these additional ICE officers that we we brought in as part of the one big, beautiful bill that's getting online now,” Vance said.

Kelly pushed back, noting that those officers were not being sent to Minneapolis.

“They're not going to Minneapolis,” Kelly said.

“Well, some of them will,” Vance replied.

Kelly then referenced an announcement from Border Czar Tom Homan regarding a reduction in federal personnel.

“Homan just announced a drawdown of 700,” Kelly said.

Vance said the announcement has been widely misunderstood and clarified that immigration enforcement itself is not being reduced.

“So, Homan announced a partial draw down, but because the local authorities are cooperating with him,” Vance said.

“We're not drawing down immigration enforcement. We're drawing down some of the Federal officers that were helping the guys doing immigration enforcement.”

Vance said the personnel being withdrawn were primarily assigned to protect ICE officers from hostile crowds rather than to conduct deportations.

“Those are the people who were protecting the ICE officers as they went out and did deportations and immigration enforcement,” he said.

“Most of the people that we have in Minneapolis, they're not doing immigration enforcement.”

According to Vance, increased cooperation from Minnesota officials could allow local police to assume security responsibilities, freeing ICE officers to focus on enforcement.

“As we get more and more cooperation from Minneapolis and from from the state of Minnesota, and we are, we are starting to get real cooperation from them,” Vance said.

“We want the immigration officers to go and do their work, and if they get into a problem, they can call local police.”

He said that shift is consistent with the administration’s goals.

“As that happens, you'll I think you're going to see some of that, that law enforcement shifting to the local police, which is exactly what we wanted,” Vance said.

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