Share and Follow


Civil liberties and migrant-rights groups in the United States have called for nationwide rallies to protest the fatal shooting of an activist in Minnesota by an immigration agent, as state authorities opened their own investigation of the killing.
Protest organisers said more than 1,000 weekend events were planned across the country demanding an end to large-scale deployments of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents ordered by President Donald Trump, mostly to cities led by Democratic politicians.
Minneapolis became a major flashpoint of the Republican president’s militarised deportation roundups when an ICE officer shot and killed a 37-year-old mother of three, Renee Good, behind the wheel of her car on a residential street on Wednesday.
The violence came soon after some 2,000 federal officers were dispatched to Minneapolis in what ICE’s parent agency, the Department of Homeland Security, called the “largest DHS operation ever.” Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, a Democrat, condemned the deployment as a “reckless” example of “governance by reality TV.”

During a neighborhood patrol focused on tracking and documenting ICE activities, Good found herself in a tense situation, as reported by both her family and local activists.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other Trump administration officials said Good was “impeding” and “stalking” ICE agents all day, and that the officer opened fire in self-defence when she tried to ram her car into him in an “act of domestic terrorism.”

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a Democrat, criticized the federal government’s narrative, calling it “garbage” after a bystander video emerged. Civil liberties groups argue that this footage clearly shows federal agents did not have a valid reason to resort to deadly force.

Tensions between federal and state authorities intensified on Thursday following an incident in Portland, Oregon. A U.S. Border Patrol agent shot and injured a man and a woman in their car after attempting a vehicle stop. Similar to the Minneapolis case, the Department of Homeland Security claimed the driver tried to “weaponize” the car against the agents.

Amid the sharply differing accounts of the shooting, Minnesota and Hennepin County law enforcement authorities said on Friday they were opening their own criminal inquiry of the incident separate from a federal investigation led by the FBI.
Some Trump administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance said state prosecutors lacked jurisdiction to charge a federal officer with a crime, though legal experts say federal immunity in such cases is not automatic.
Governor Walz – a prominent Trump antagonist – has put the state’s National Guard on alert.

The deployment of federal agents to Minneapolis comes on the heels of President Trump’s recent criticisms of Governor Walz and Minnesota’s significant Somali immigrant community. This follows allegations of fraud linked to some nonprofit organizations managing childcare and social services since 2020.

The department identified the wounded driver and passenger as suspected gang associates from Venezuela who were in the US illegally. The agency said the woman had been involved in a prior shootout in Portland but provided no evidence of its allegations against the pair.
Portland Mayor Keith Wilson, echoing Mayor Frey, said he could not be sure the government’s account was grounded in fact without an independent investigation.

Footage from the officer involved in the Minneapolis shooting, identified as Jonathan Ross through official statements and public records, captures Good appearing composed. In the video, she tells Ross, “That’s fine, dude, I’m not mad at you,” just before he opens fire as she moves her vehicle onto the street, steering away from him.

Video evidence

Good was shot dead just a few blocks from where George Floyd was killed by a Minneapolis police officer crushing his neck into the pavement with his knee during a videotaped arrest in May 2020. Floyd’s death sparked months of nationwide racial-justice protests during Trump’s first term in office.
A bystander video of the Minneapolis incident showed masked officers approaching Good’s Honda SUV while it was stopped at a perpendicular angle to the street, partially blocking traffic.
One agent is seen ordering her out of the car and grabbing onto the driver-side front door handle as the car pulls forward and steers away from the officers, one of whom jumps back and fires three shots into the front of the vehicle as it rolls past.

Video filmed by the officer who opened fire, identified through official comment and public records as Jonathan Ross, shows Good appearing calm. She is heard telling him, “That’s fine, dude, I’m not mad at you” – moments before he opens fire as she drives forward into the street, steering the car away from him.

Homeland Security Secretary Noem has said he was treated at a local hospital for unspecified injuries and released.
The car’s front bumper appears in the bystander video to pass Ross before he shot at Good. It is unclear from any of the footage whether the vehicle made contact with him.
Ross is shown remaining on his feet and can be seen walking after the incident, contradicting Trump’s assertion on social media that the woman “ran over the ICE officer”.
The two DHS-related shootings this week have drawn thousands of protesters to the streets of Minneapolis, Portland and other U.S. cities, with many more demonstrations under the banner “ICE Out For Good” planned for Saturday and Sunday.
The rallies were being organised by a coalition of groups including the American Civil Liberties Union, MoveOn Civic Action, Voto Latino, and Indivisible, some of which were at the forefront of “No Kings” protests against Trump last year.

Share and Follow
You May Also Like
Protesters participate in a demonstration in Berlin, in support of Iran protests

Iran Protests Intensify: Two Weeks In and Still No Internet Access

Protests sweeping across Iran reached the two-week mark, with the country’s government…
A shark attacked and killed an American woman along a beach in St Croix in the US Virgin Islands, officials said on Friday.

American Woman Fatally Attacked by Shark in US Virgin Islands

A shark attacked and killed an American woman along a beach in…
Jonathan Ross filmed Renee Good before shooting her on a Minneapolis street.

Cellphone Footage Reveals Deadly Encounter Involving ICE Agent in Minneapolis

An official from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed the…

Swiss Bar Owner Arrested in Connection to New Year’s Tragedy: 40 Lives Lost in Devastating Fire

Swiss prosecutors said have ordered one of the two owners of a…
Jamie and Ann Laherty-Hunt's home of more than a decade was gone when the fire quickly approached Ruffy.

Heartbreak in the Ashes: Community Mourns Lost Heirlooms in Devastating Bushfire

The largest of the uncontained bushfires raging in Victoria has left a…
Instagram password reset email

Reports of Data Breach Trigger ‘Password Reset’ Emails for Millions of Instagram Users

Millions of Instagram users have been warned to be on the lookout…

Bushfire Devastation Threatens Homes and Livelihoods

More than a hundred structures have been lost and at least 300,000…
A firefighter brigade commander and his brother are coming to terms with losing their homes after a bushfire tore through their small town in Victoria's Central Highlands.

Heartbreaking Sacrifice: Brigade Commander Loses Home While Heroically Defending Others

A firefighter brigade commander and his brother are facing the heartbreaking reality…