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VP Vance Defends Controversial Immigration Policy Amid Dispute

4/20/2025

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Vice President JD Vance staunchly defended the administration's controversial anti-immigrant program, dismissing demands to adhere to a court ruling involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who faced unjust imprisonment in El Salvador. Vance's assertion of 20 million illegal immigrants was challenged, as true estimates reveal only 4.1 million entered the U.S. from 2021 to 2024.

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Vice President JD Vance staunchly defended the administration's controversial anti-immigrant program, dismissing demands to adhere to a court ruling involving Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who faced unjust imprisonment in El Salvador. Vance's assertion of 20 million illegal immigrants was challenged, as true estimates reveal only 4.1 million entered the U.S. from 2021 to 2024.