Protests Erupt Against ICE Killing in Minnesota
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INNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, January 12, 2026 — Two days ago, tens of thousands of people, according to unofficial police estimates, took to the streets here to protest the killing in cold blood of a legal observer by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. It was the latest of angry protests that have erupted in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis-St. Paul. At least three other actions took place in the area also on January 10. Three days earlier, on January 7, Renee Nicole Good was gunned down by ICE agent John F. Ross. She was observing and documenting a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis. Good was shot while attempting to drive away from the scene. Within hours, thousands of people gathered in the residential neighborhood near the site of the shooting to demand accountability and justice. Protests have been ongoing since. They show no sign of subsiding.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/41619403

January 12, 2026

U.S. vice president J.D. Vance jumped in to blame Minnesota governor Tim Walz and the “radical left” for the killing, stating the shooter has immunity. He claimed Good was part of a “broader left-wing network” that uses “domestic terror techniques” to target federal agents.

Tensions are escalating and outrage is growing as working people in the Twin Cities have been the target of the largest anti-immigrant operation to date, involving approximately 2,000 federal agents, with more reportedly on the way. Meanwhile, multiple videos shared by witnesses show federal agents using pepper spray and tear gas, forcibly grabbing protesters, and attempting to prevent people from recording arrests.