The murder of Renee Nicole Good became a flashpoint across the United States. The White House claims the official acted in self-defense. Good’s supporters are calling for the agent’s arrest.
Protests against President Donald Trump and his wave of immigration enforcement are expected in cities across the country over the weekend after Homeland Security agents shot three people in two days, killing a mother of three.
The mass shootings in Minneapolis and Portland have sparked debate across the United States. White House officials defended the agents’ actions, saying the officers used their guns in self-defense. Prominent Democratic leaders have criticized the administration for militarily deploying immigration authorities and said they intend to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the shooting death of Renee Nicole Good.
Good, 37, was shot and killed Wednesday by Jonathan Ross, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent based in Minnesota. The shooting occurred during an immigration crackdown. Noem said Good “weaponized” the SUV to run over Ross in an act of “domestic terrorism.” Good’s supporters defended the woman, saying she turned her car away from Ross instead of facing her.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey on Friday called the deadly incident a “reckless abuse of power.” “I said the narrative pushed by the government in the immediate aftermath of this shooting was trash, lies and BS. I was right.”
Venezuelan nationals Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenis Bezabez Zambrano-Contreras were shot in Oregon on January 8th. Homeland Security officials said the two men tried to hit the immigration officer with their car and said both men were affiliated with the Torren de Aragua gang. Local authorities are calling for an investigation following skepticism over Noem’s portrayal of Good’s death.
The shooting is just the latest incident involving federal agents under the Trump administration’s new aggressive approach to immigration enforcement. The president followed through on his promise to force mass deportations, sending heavily armed federal agents into cities to carry out the plan.
More than 1,000 protests are planned in cities and towns across the country on Saturday and Sunday in response to President Trump’s polarizing domestic policies. The demonstrations follow a wave of protests across the United States that began after Goode’s killing.
Places where people are expected to protest over the weekend include Greenville, South Carolina; Worcester, Massachusetts. Boca Raton, Florida. Rochester, New York; and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Lisa Gilbert, co-chair of Public Citizen, one of the organizing groups, said she expected this weekend’s events to be peaceful. Protests across the United States during President Trump’s first year in office were widespread and largely peaceful.
“The purpose of these acts of solidarity is to honor and humanize the lives taken by ICE, to demand immediate accountability, transparency, and an independent investigation into the murder of Renee Nicole Good, and to expose the broader pattern of ICE violence,” Gilbert said.
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Minneapolis to protest within hours of Goode’s death, and the demonstrations continued to grow in the days that followed.
The scene of her death, south of the city’s downtown, and a federal building used by immigration authorities have become focal points for protesters. Authorities erected a concrete fence outside the federal building in response to the protests.
Many protesters began carrying placards with Goode’s photo on them. Rebecca Good, a mother of three, said in a statement that her partner was a devout Christian who “stopped to support his neighbor” before he was shot. “We had whistles. They had guns,” Rebecca Good said.
Local authorities called on immigration authorities to evacuate the city and arrest the police officers behind the shooting.
Minnesota prosecutors have launched an online portal for residents to submit evidence related to the Minneapolis shooting and said they will investigate the incident. State investigators said the FBI moved to suppress evidence.
Trump administration officials have promised to redouble their immigration enforcement strategy despite widespread protests.
More than 10,000 new ICE agents equipped with personal data collected by private contractors are expected to be deployed across the country in the coming months.
Vice President J.D. Vance said on a Fox News broadcast earlier this week that ICE would be going “door-to-door” in the coming months to carry out the White House’s plan for the largest mass deportation in history. Federal officials say they now have about 22,000 employees and agents, up from 10,000 a year ago.
Vance’s comments were aired hours after ICE agents shot and killed Good in Minneapolis. White House officials accused Democrats of encouraging illegal immigration to change the country’s voting patterns.
The vice president said more aggressive enforcement, which began in 2025, would be stepped up in 2026.
Contributions by Sarah D. Wire, Amanda Lee Myers, and Trevor Hughes
