Woman fatally shot in Minneapolis ICE operation identified, Democrats target agency
A woman was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday in what DHS is calling an "act of domestic terrorism." Authorities say she used her car to try to run over federal officers during an enforcement operation.
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Anti-ICE activist killed after driving toward federal agent in Minneapolis: Report
Renee Nicole Good, the Minnesota mother fatally shot by a federal agent after allegedly driving her vehicle toward him, had been involved in anti-ICE activism and participated in groups aimed at monitoring and resisting immigration enforcement, according to a report.
The New York Post reported that Good became connected to immigration activists through her young son’s charter school in south Minneapolis, where multiple parents and former staff described a culture centered on social justice education and political activism.
People who spoke to the Post at a vigil near the shooting site described Good as deeply committed to anti-ICE causes, with one mother saying she had been trained on how to respond during immigration enforcement actions, including how to observe agents and alert others.
Good was reportedly involved with ICE Watch, a loose coalition of activists in Minneapolis that works to track and disrupt ICE operations, groups that have drawn scrutiny in recent months as federal officials warn of a sharp rise in vehicle-related attacks on agents, the Post reported.
The Post noted that the shooting occurred as federal officers were conducting an enforcement operation near downtown Minneapolis, with DHS Secretary Kristi Noem calling the incident self-defense and alleging the suspects had been following and harassing agents earlier in the day.
Good, a 37-year-old stay-at-home mother, was raising her children with her wife, Rebecca Good, who was at the scene and was recorded expressing anguish after the shooting, as the incident remains under investigation.
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McDonald’s pulls sign banning law enforcement at Minneapolis location after backlash
McDonald’s removed a sign at a franchised Minneapolis restaurant that barred law enforcement and immigration agents after FOX documented the posting, Fox News confirmed.
The Daily Wire posted a video to X showing a sign on the front door of the McDonald’s which threatened legal action if agents entered without a “valid judicial warrant.”
The reporter in the video spoke to a security guard in front of the restaurant, who said the sign was up because it is private property, explaining that the store has the right to refuse service.
“At the end of the day, this is private property. You can’t just break the law because you’re a federal agent,” the security guard said. “It’s like coming into your house or coming into any other restaurant. There’s rules.”
Still, McDonald’s told Fox News that the store is a franchised location and the owner/operator is reiterating expectations with their restaurant team regarding appropriate signage.
“We’re in touch with the owner/operator of this franchised restaurant and have confirmed that this flyer was posted without approval and has since been taken down,” McDonald’s USA said.
ESPN's Stephen A Smith calls MN ICE shooting 'completely justified' from a 'lawful perspective'
ESPN host Stephen A. Smith delivered his verdict about Wednesday's shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minnesota.
During an appearance on his podcast, Smith called the shooting "completely justified" from a legal perspective, but he also believes the agent could have shot the tires of the woman's vehicle instead.
"I saw the video on numerous occasions and seeing what transpired from a lawful perspective as it pertains to a law enforcement official, don’t expect him to be prosecuted. He was completely justified," Smith said.
Find out what else Smith had to say about the Minnesota ICE shooting.
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Border Patrol fires 'defensive shot' during Portland stop tied to Tren de Aragua gang case
The Department of Homeland Security said a Border Patrol agent fired a defensive shot during a targeted vehicle stop in Portland, Oregon, after a driver linked to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua allegedly tried to run over federal agents.
Two people were wounded in the shooting, according to the FBI.
According to DHS, agents attempted the stop at about 2:19 p.m. local time, targeting a passenger described as a Venezuelan illegal alien affiliated with the transnational Tren de Aragua prostitution ring and tied to a recent shooting in Portland.
DHS said the driver, who is also believed to be a member of Tren de Aragua, “weaponized his vehicle” when agents identified themselves and attempted to strike law enforcement officers.
“Fearing for his life and safety, an agent fired a defensive shot,” DHS said, adding that the driver fled the scene with the passenger still inside the vehicle.
The department said the incident remains under investigation and more information is expected.
Vance says officer feared for his life, calls debate fair on suspect’s intent
Vice President JD Vance said during a press briefing on Thursday that an officer in Minneapolis had reason to fear for his life in a fatal encounter, while saying it is reasonable to debate whether the woman acted out of panic or intent.
“Look, I don’t know what’s in a person’s heart or in a person’s head,” Vance said. “And obviously, we’re not going to get a chance to ask this woman what was going on. What I’m certain of is that she violated the law. What I am certain of is that that officer had every reason to think that he was under very serious threat for injury or, in fact, his life.”
“Look, if people want to say that we should have a legitimate debate about what was she really doing – right?” he later added. “Was she panicking when she drove into this officer? Or was she actually trying to ram him? That’s a reasonable conversation.”
Vance’s remarks come a day after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a woman in what DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said was in self defense.
Tim Walz declares Friday a 'Day of Unity' to honor Renee Nicole Good
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has proclaimed Friday to be a “Day of Unity” and is inviting all Americans to participate in acts of service to honor Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old woman who was fatally shot in Minneapolis by a federal agent.
“Renee Nicole Good was a loving mother, partner, daughter, and neighbor whose life was defined by compassion, creativity, and care for others,” Walz said in a statement.
“While we cannot bring back Renee Nicole Good, we can honor her life by standing together for decency, democracy, compassion, and our shared values," he added. "I invite all Minnesotans and Americans to join me in a day of unity, and honoring her with a moment of silence and participating in acts of service.”
Walz is encouraging people, businesses, faith institutions, and organizations to observe a moment of silence at 10:00 am, and use the day to connect in your community and engage in acts of service.
2 shot in Portland in incident involving federal agents, FBI says
Two people were wounded Thursday in a shooting involving federal law enforcement officers, the FBI said.
The FBI initially said the shooting involved Customs and Border Patrol agents in a post on X before it was deleted. The agency said the shooting happened around 2:15 p.m.
"This remains and active and ongoing investigation led by the FBI. Please follow this thread for updates regarding this matter."
The conditions of the people shot or details of what led to the shooting were not disclosed.
Marriott hotel fires employee who leaked names, emails and images of ICE guests during check-in
A independently owned Marriott hotel in Minnesota has fired an employee suspected of doxxing federal immigration agents who were checking into the hotel by leaking photos of their names, emails, and surveillance images of them in the front lobby.
The Bloomington Residence Inn is independently owned and franchised by CSM Lodging. The company confirmed the employee's termination with Fox News.
"The privacy and safety of our guests is of the utmost importance to us," the company said in a statement. "Upon learning of this situation last evening, we immediately investigated the matter and identified the person responsible for capturing the images in the post. The individual is no longer an employee of our organization.”
FOX was made aware Wednesday of a now deleted anti-ICE Reddit post which had posted the leaked photos and info of the ICE agents at a Residence Inn in Bloomington.
The images were accompanied with captions: "ICE staying at Residence Inn Bloomington by MOA" and "Three males & three females staying at this hotel. Company email & some of their names."
ICE agent involved in fatal shooting recovering, woman had harassed officers that day, agency says
The U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis is recovering from his injuries, an ICE official said Thursday.
Marcos Charles, the acting Executive Associate Director for ICE's Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO), said he knows the unidentified agent personally and called to check on him following Wednesday's incident.
"I know he also has been trying to stay away from any social media or news just for the sake of his family and his well-being," Charlies said during an appearance on "The Will Cain Show."
"I don't think it's fair to call him a murderer," he added. "He was out there doing his job."
The woman, Renee Nicole Good, 37, was killed when she used her vehicle to try and ram the agent while blocking a road, authorities have said.
"The driver of this vehicle made the conscious decision to accelerate and go towards and try to ram one of our officers, putting him in the threat of serious bodily harm or even death," Charles said. "We're trained that we can use deadly force in an instance like this anytime... when the officer believes that the subject poses an imminent threat to personal security."
Charles noted that Good had been harassing other ICE vehicles before the fatal shooting.
"Our agents lost her at a red light. She then turned back around, went to that area, and continued to harass and impede the enforcement actions of our officers there on that street by blocking them, using her vehicle to block our vehicles, to use her vehicle basically as a barrier across the street, the public roadway, and impede our officers," he said.
"Officers were trying to get around her. Every time they would try to go either in front of the vehicle or behind the vehicle, she would then reverse or go forward trying to hit our other vehicles," Charles added. "She was trying to get in the way of our other vehicles, whether it be hitting them or to stop them from proceeding forward."
Protesters have followed ICE agents, honk their horns and use vehicles to block law enforcement vehicles during operations, Charles said.
Just before the shooting, the agents wanted to pull Good out of her vehicle to make an arrest, Charles said.
"The officer wasn't positioning himself to be in front of the vehicle, he said. "He was positioning himself to cover the other officers that were attempting to make the arrest.
"You can clearly tell that she went right at our officer," he added.
Hennepin County Attorney says it won't receive findings of FBI probe into deadly shooting
The Hennepin County Attorney's office was exploring ways to ensure state authorities can investigate Wednesday's deadly shooting of a woman by a federal agent.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty said the FBI rescinded its cooperation with the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension.
"If the FBI is the sole investigative agency, the State will not receive the investigative findings, and our community may never learn about its contents," Moriarty said in a statement.
"We are speaking to our local partners on paths forward that will allow us to review the investigation and be transparent in our decision making," she added.
On Thursday, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz demanded the state be allowed to participate in the investigation.
Walz authorizes Minnesota National Guard to stage for support of local authorities
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has authorized the Minnesota National Guard to stage and be ready to support local law enforcement in the aftermath of the shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
The troops will be staged and ready to support local and state law enforcement in protecting critical infrastructure and maintaining public safety, a news release states.
"Minnesotans have met this moment. Thousands of people have peacefully made their voices heard. Minnesota: thank you. We saw powerful peace,” Walz said in a statement. “We have every reason to believe that peace will hold. Yesterday, I directed the National Guard to be ready should they be needed."
"They remain ready in the event they are needed to help keep the peace, ensure public safety, and allow for peaceful demonstrations," he added.
Philly DA Krasner warns ICE who comes to city commit crimes: 'You can get the F out of here'
Philadelphia's District Attorney issued a warning to federal authorities and military personnel that they will be arrested and prosecuted if they commit crimes during immigration enforcement operations.
Larry Krasner is known for his progressive approach to criminal justice, was speaking to reporters Thursday when he remarked on law enforcement.
"If any law enforcement agent, any ICE agent, is going to come to Philly to commit crimes, then you can get the F out of here," he said. "Because if you do that here. I will charge you with those crimes. You will be arrested. You will stand trial. You will convicted, whether it's in state or federal court, it's my office prosecuting it... and you will do your time because Donald Trump cannot pardon you for a state court conviction."
"Do you hear me, ICE agents? Do you here me, National Guard? Do you hear me, military?" he added.
Krasner's remarks came a day after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis during an enforcement operation. The woman tried to ram the agent with her vehicle, the Trump administration said.
"You're going to jail if you commit crimes in the city of Philadelphia. You will be accountable," he said. "The law applies to all of you."
Krasner added that not all law enforcement officers abuse their authority.
"And I know that there are honest, decent, moral law enforcement officers out there by the bushel, including in ICE," he said. "This is not for you. This is for any one of your colleagues who thinks they are above the law."
ICE director fires back at 'Squad' lawmakers over 'political rhetoric' after fatal Minneapolis shoot
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons fired back at "Squad" Democratic Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Ilhan Omar Thursday after the two unleashed criticism following the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minnesota.
"Unfortunately, some of those elected officials are ones [who have been] hyping up that political rhetoric from the beginning," he told "America's Newsroom."
"When I became the acting director back in March, you constantly heard that we're the Gestapo, we're kidnapping people, we are arresting U.S. citizens, actively resist us… and that's what's happening," he added.
His remarks came after an ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis after she allegedly attempted to strike him with her vehicle.
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AG Pam Bondi warns Minnesota protesters after ICE shooting: 'Do not test our resolve'
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi warned protesters in Minnesota Thursday that while peaceful demonstrations are protected under the First Amendment, obstructing or attacking federal law enforcement will result in arrests and prosecution.
"Obstructing, impeding, or attacking federal law enforcement is a federal crime. So is damaging federal property," Bondi wrote on X.
"If you cross that red line, you will be arrested and prosecuted. Do not test our resolve."
The threat comes after dozens of people gathered in Minneapolis to protest the death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, who was shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer.
Video from KMSP showed a large group of people standing together in a circle around what appeared to be a makeshift memorial in the snow.
Video from earlier Thursday morning painted a different picture as some people faced off with federal law enforcement agents outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building.
Fox News captured footage of officers pushing people back and appearing to take several individuals into custody.
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Walz demands Minnesota be part of investigation into fatal shooting
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Thursday demanded that local authorities be part of the investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman by federal immigration agents.
"Minnesota must be part of this investigation," Walz told reporters. "These are nonpartisan career professionals that have spent years building the trust of the community."
Walz said the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) had attempted to gain accountability in the case but was denied by the Trump administration.
Crockett says Trump admin is 'bringing crime' to Minneapolis
Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas., said federal immigration authorities were bringing "crime to their streets" in Minneapolis.
Crockett noted that Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to "get the f--- out" of his city following Wednesday's fatal shooting of a woman during an enforcement operation.
"You tell us things like, well, 'the immigrants are bad,' and so we got to get all these bills because the immigrants or the ones that are causing the harm, they're bringing the crime," she said.
"The mayor of Minneapolis told y'all to get the f--- out. Yet, y'all are the ones, it is this administration that is bringing crime to their streets," she added.
Vance dismisses Walz's 'tough talk': He's not 'some sort of freedom fighter'
Vice President JD Vance scolded Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz over his comments about his state defying the federal government amid the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.
"That's very tough rhetoric from a guy who just quit because his fraudulent activities have been uncovered," Vance told reporters during Thursday White House press briefing. "Look, Tim Walz is a joke. His entire administration has been a joke. The idea that he's some sort of freedom fighter, he's not."
Walz has criticized federal immigration authorities and their presence in Minneapolis.
Meanwhile, he said last week that he would not seek another term as governor amid a massive fraud scandal that has resulted in dozens of arrests and indictments, mostly within Minnesota's Somali community.
"He's the guy who has enabled fraud and maybe, in fact, has participated in fraud," Vance said. "That's what this new assistant attorney general position is going to find out. I don't care what Tim Walz says. I care about getting to the bottom of this fraud for the American people. And I care about enforcing the nation's immigration laws. That's what we're going to stay focused on."
Vance says Renee Nicole Good part of ‘broader left-wing network’ acting against ICE
Vice President JD Vance on Thursday said that the woman fatally shot by ICE in Minneapolis was part of a “broader left-wing network” to attack ICE officers.
Vance took questions from reporters during a White House briefing, saying that Renee Nicole Good, 37, was killed while trying to run over an ICE agent with her car.
He said that Good was “part of a broader left-wing network to attack, to dox, to assault, and to make it impossible for our ICE officers to do their job.”
Fox News senior White House correspondent Peter Doocy asked Vance who he thinks is behind the “left-wing network.”
“Well, it's one of the things we're gonna have to figure out,” the vice president said. “But here's the way that I put it: When somebody throws a brick at an ICE agent, or somebody tries to run over an ICE agent, who paid for the brick and who told protesters to show up and engage in violent activity against our law enforcement officers.”
“How did she get there? How did she learn about this?” Vance added.
Vance claimed there’s “an entire network,” and accused some media of being part of it.
“Who's funding it, who's supporting it, who's cheerleading it,” Vance said of the alleged network. “And of course, if there's illegal activity related to that, we're going to get to the bottom of that and prosecute it where we can.”
Minnesota lacks jurisdiction in ICE shooting investigation: federal law enforcement source
Minnesota state officials have not been pushed out of the probe in the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, a senior federal law enforcement source briefed on the matter told Fox News, they just don’t have jurisdiction.
Federal officials are saying the incident was an attack on federal law enforcement, and it’s entirely an FBI matter now.
“[Minnesota officials] have not been cut out,” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters at a press conference Thursday when asked about the allegation from the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA). “They don't have any jurisdiction in this investigation.”
The FBI and Department of Justice have both declined to comment.
The BCA said it withdrew from the investigation after alleging it was informed that federal authorities had removed the agency’s access to evidence, interviews, and case materials.
Fox News’ David Spunt contributed to this report.