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DOJ sees no basis for civil rights investigation following ICE shooting in Minneapolis, official says

By Max Rego – 01/13/26 10:52 PM ET

The Department of Justice (DOJ) is reportedly not investigating the fatal shooting of Renee Good by a federal immigration officer as a civil rights case.

“There is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation,” Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche told CNN Tuesday. The Hill has reached out to the DOJ for comment.

Good, 37, was shot and killed last Wednesday by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Officer Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis. The shooting sparked protests against the Trump administration’s widespread immigration crackdown. 

The administration has defended Ross, arguing he acted in self-defense and Good obstructed federal law enforcement operations and weaponized her vehicle against officers in an act of “domestic terrorism.”

Federal investigators have also restricted local authorities’ access to materials and evidence, over the objections of city and state officials. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) Superintendent Drew Evans wrote last Thursday that his agency has “reluctantly withdrawn” from the investigation after the FBI informed it of the decision. 

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What to know about the warrants most immigration agents use to make arrests

By SAFIYAH RIDDLE and VALERIE GONZALEZ
Updated 3:47 PM EST, January 13, 2026

"As the Trump administration intensifies immigration enforcement nationwide, a wave of high-profile arrests — many unfolding at private homes and businesses and captured on video — has pushed one legal question into the center of the national debate: When can federal immigration agents lawfully enter private property to make an arrest?

"That question has taken on new urgency in cities like Minneapolis, where thousands of federal agents are operating on the streets amid protests, confrontations and a fatal shooting, sharpening scrutiny of the legal authority immigration officers rely on when they arrive at the front door.

"At the heart of the debate is a legal distinction largely unfamiliar to the public but central to immigration enforcement.

"Most immigration arrests are carried out under administrative warrants, internal documents issued by immigration authorities that authorize the arrest of a specific individual but do not permit officers to forcibly enter private homes or other nonpublic spaces without consent. Only criminal warrants signed by judges carry that authority. Legal experts say the administration’s aggressive enforcement push, combined with public awareness of those limits, is increasingly turning door-knock encounters into flashpoints, fueling confrontations that are now playing out in cities across the country.

"Here is what to know about the limitations on the warrants that authorize most immigration related arrests."

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/ice-immigration-arrest-warrants-093a91cf0d3b2a93247dd83e9e5fac03

Leer en español:
https://apnews.com/article/ice-inmigracion-ordenes-de-arresto-33bc4c3e397402ffad77d4e96154b0af

#USPol #ICEShooting #ICEOut #ICEOutForGood

In photos: A week of protests against #ICE

By Danielle A. Scruggs, Meredith Nierman
January 12, 2026

"Following last week's fatal shooting of Renee Macklin Good, a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, protests have continued to grow across the United States. NPR station photographers and freelance photographer Evan Frost have been on the ground over the past week documenting actions in Minneapolis, as well as Washington, D.C., Texas, Connecticut, and Massachusetts."

https://www.npr.org/sections/the-picture-show/2026/01/12/g-s1-105725/in-photos-a-week-of-protests-against-ice

#USPol #ICEShooting #ICEOutForGood #JusticeForRenee

Most voters say fatal #ICEShooting was unjustified in new poll

The national poll was conducted days after an ICE agent fatally shot #ReneeNicoleGood in #Minneapolis, sparking outrage and mass protests.

by Kathryn Palmer
Jan. 13, 2026

"A majority of American voters say the fatal Jan. 7 shooting of a demonstrator by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement official should not have happened, according to a new national poll."

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2026/01/13/poll-ice-shooting-renee-good/88161817007/

#USPol #JusticeForRenee #ICEOutForGood

Katie Couric explores: #ICEShooting and Self-Defense v Excessive Force

https://youtube.com/watch?v=vhOkDwuV3sE&si=GQNBUK1_--glFhit

#ReneeNicoleGood #policebrutality #trumpterror

#Minnesota and the #TwinCities sue the federal government to stop the #ImmigrationCrackdown

By REBECCA SANTANA, MARK VANCLEAVE and STEVE KARNOWSKI
Updated 8:58 PM EST, January 12, 2026

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — "Minnesota and its two largest cities sued the Trump administration Monday to try to stop an immigration enforcement surge that led to the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a federal officer and evoked outrage and protests across the country.

"The state, joined by #Minneapolis and #StPaul, said the Department of Homeland Security is violating the First Amendment and other constitutional protections. The lawsuit seeks a temporary restraining order to halt the enforcement action or limit the operation.

" 'This is, in essence, a federal invasion of the Twin Cities in Minnesota, and it must stop,' state Attorney General #KeithEllison said at a news conference. 'These poorly trained, aggressive and armed agents of the federal state have terrorized Minnesota with widespread unlawful conduct.' "

Read more:
https://apnews.com/article/minneapolis-renee-good-immigration-sweeps-6ae64be5a0d6a718b658a938fb56e567

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https://apnews.com/article/eeuu-minnesota-migrantes-redadas-872a8a4e6990f7ad8da3acf1415eb3ff

#USPol #ICEShooting #ICEOutForGood #MinneapolisMN #SaintPaulMN #JusticeForRenee #ResistICE #Resistance

Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate #ICEShooting Victim’s Widow

Joseph H. Thompson, a career federal prosecutor who was the acting U.S. attorney for #Minnesota last year, was among those who resigned as the Justice Department sought to examine the woman’s supposed ties to #activist groups.

By Ernesto Londoño
Jan. 13, 2026Updated 1:16 p.m. ET

"Mr. Thompson’s resignation came after senior Justice Department officials pressed for a criminal investigation into the actions of the widow of #ReneeNicoleGood, the #Minneapolis woman killed by an #ICE agent on Wednesday.

"Mr. Thompson, 47, a career prosecutor, objected to that approach, as well as to the Justice Department’s refusal to include state officials in investigating whether the shooting itself was lawful, the people familiar with his decision said.

"The other senior career prosecutors who resigned include Harry Jacobs, Melinda Williams and Thomas Calhoun-Lopez. Mr. Jacobs had been Mr. Thompson’s deputy overseeing the fraud investigation, which began in 2022. Mr. Calhoun-Lopez was the chief of the violent and major crimes unit."

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https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/us/prosecutors-doj-resignation-ice-shooting.html

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New ICE Video Exposes Brutal Truth Behind Renee Good Killing in Minneapolis

The latest ICE shooting video reveals misogyny, dehumanization, and a deadly disregard for human life. It shows Renee Good posed no threat, exposing a fatal misuse of force in Minneapolis.