India, June 22 -- US Vice President JD Vance sparked controversy by accusing California authorities of being involved in recent violent immigration riots and referring to Democratic Senator Alex Padilla as "Jose Padilla," a name linked with a convicted terrorist.

Vance accused Mayor Karen Bass and Governor Gavin Newsom of provoking violence by designating Los Angeles as a "sanctuary city" while speaking on a tour of federal immigration enforcement operations during his visit to Los Angeles."[They] have basically said that this is open season on federal law enforcement," he stated.

Vance also made fun of Alex Padilla, the first Latino US senator from California, who was just taken into custody during a demonstration. Jose Padilla, a conv...