Mass protests are taking place across the United States, as anger over the cold-blooded killing of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer* boils over.
The 37-year-old was shot in the head while, from her car, she was watching an ICE operation to arrest migrants.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) stated that the officer acted in self-defense, claiming the woman tried to “run him over.”
Videos from the incident do not confirm this.
Since Tuesday 06.01, ICE has been conducting large-scale operations, involving around 2,000 officers, in Minneapolis as part of Trump’s campaign to crack down on irregular immigration.
The city is home to a large Somali community, which the American president has repeatedly targeted, citing revelations about a major welfare fraud scheme in the state of Minnesota that he claims they were involved in.
During one such operation, “rioters began blocking ICE officers”, according to DHS, which oversees ICE.
One of the protesters “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism”.
“The ICE officer, fearing for his life and the other officers around him and the safety of the public, fired defensive shots”, it concludes.
The FBI has now taken over the investigation.
In one of the videos, an ICE officer is seen trying to open the door of Renee Good’s car.
The car reverses slightly and then begins to move forward.
Another officer, standing next to the vehicle, opens fire.
Witnesses can be heard shouting “Murderers.”
During a press conference, the city’s Democratic mayor called ICE’s and the Department’s version “bullshit.”
“We’ve dreaded this moment from the start” of ICE’s operations in the city, he said, urging ICE members to “get the f* out” of Minneapolis.
Minnesota’s Democratic governor and former vice-presidential candidate alongside Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, described the official statements as “propaganda.”
“These things are happening because the radical left threatens, attacks and targets […] ICE members every day,” Trump stated.
“I want every ICE member to know that their president, their vice president, and the entire government stand behind them,” US Vice President JD Vance wrote on X.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the victim had been “obstructing ICE’s work all day,” adding that the officer who fired had previously been struck by a vehicle during a similar operation.
US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) was established in 2003 in an effort by the government at the time to strengthen national security after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001.
Its main responsibilities include enforcing customs regulations, immigration law enforcement, preventing terrorism, and combating smuggling.
More than 20,000 people work for ICE in over 400 offices across the US and around the world.
By executive order, Trump designated immigration law enforcement as ICE’s “primary mission,” simplified the arrest process, and immediately hired 10,000 new members without adequate training.
He set a target of 75 arrests per day for each ICE office, effectively giving members free rein to make indiscriminate arrests.
In 2025, 32 people (a record number) died in ICE custody, while of the 68,440 detainees, 75% had a “clean” criminal record.
Renee Good’s killing occurred very close to the spot where George Floyd was murdered by police officer Derek Chauvin in May 2020.
Following Floyd’s killing, massive protests against police brutality and misconduct erupted, initially in Minneapolis and then in more than 100 cities across all 50 US states and around the world.
On social media, #BlackLivesMatter resurfaced, a movement that began after the killing of another Black American by police gunfire in 2013.
