On January 7, 2026, an ICE agent in Minneapolis shot and killed a 37-year-old woman identified as Renee Nicole Good during a federal immigration operation in south Minneapolis. The shooting occurred on Portland Avenue South and the woman was later pronounced dead after being struck by gunfire.
The Department of Homeland Security says the agent fired after the woman allegedly tried to use her vehicle as a weapon against officers, a move DHS called an act of domestic terrorism, and Secretary Kristi Noem publicly defended the agent’s split-second decision. Conservatives should recognize that federal officers are sent into dangerous environments to uphold law and order, and they deserve the presumption that they acted to protect lives until a full review proves otherwise.
Local elected officials immediately pushed back, with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calling the federal self-defense narrative “garbage” after viewing video he said contradicted DHS claims, and Governor Tim Walz demanding thorough investigations and criticizing the federal deployment. This predictable political posturing shows how local leaders prefer theater over calm fact-finding, turning a tragic event into another opportunity to grandstand against enforcement.
Bystander videos circulated showing agents approaching an SUV and an officer firing at close range as the vehicle moved; witnesses reported multiple shots and the woman being shot in the head before first responders arrived. Those images are heartbreaking and demand answers, but videos rarely capture the entire context of a sudden life-or-death encounter, which is why conservatives insist on resisting rush-to-judgment outrage.
This shooting unfolded in the middle of a major DHS operation in Minnesota — part of a large-scale effort to crack down on alleged welfare fraud and immigration violations after state failures to enforce the law. If local politicians would stop shielding lawbreakers and allow federal agents to do their job, we wouldn’t keep seeing these combustible confrontations between enforcement and unruly crowds.
Unsurprisingly, civil liberties groups and the left-wing media immediately demanded ICE withdraw and its officers be punished before investigations conclude, while protest organizers amplified outrage in the streets. That reflexive politicization is dangerous; conservatives demand the same standards of accountability we expect for any officer — a full, transparent investigation that protects officers’ safety and ensures justice if misconduct is proven.
The right response from patriotic Americans is not mob rule or reflexive political attacks, but support for due process and law enforcement paired with a clear-eyed demand for a thorough investigation. Let the FBI and the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension finish their work, and then judge the case on facts rather than hashtags, demagoguery, or the eager narratives of those who profit from chaos.
