Crime & Security

Vance links unrest in France to immigration policy

US Vice President JD Vance has connected violence during protests in France with immigration policy and failures of assimilation.

According to an AFP report published by Arab News on 18 October, Vance made the remarks on X the previous day, sharing a video showing the town hall in Limoges on fire.

He criticised Western governments for disregarding questions of assimilation and compatibility, and warned American voters against what he described as a similar direction under congressional Democrats.

The report places his remarks in the context of nationwide protests over rising living costs. His comments concerned unrest in France more broadly, rather than Paris alone.