The Situation
On January 7, 2026, during an ICE enforcement action in Minneapolis, Minnesota, an ICE agent shot and killed a U.S. citizen identified as 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good (Kim, 2026). Thanks to a bystander present in order to video record the actions of ICE officials, video is available of the tragic incident (MPR News, 2026) [WARNING/Graphic Video].
President Trump, in a published statement, commented on the killing (Trump, 2026).
“I have just viewed the clip of the event which took place in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is a horrible thing to watch. The woman screaming was, obviously, a professional agitator, and the woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self defense. Based on the attached clip, it is hard to believe he is alive, but is now recovering in the hospital. The situation is being studied, in its entirety, but the reason these incidents are happening is because the Radical Left is threatening, assaulting, and targeting our Law Enforcement Officers and ICE Agents on a daily basis. They are just trying to do the job of MAKING AMERICA SAFE. We need to stand by and protect our Law Enforcement Officers from this Radical Left Movement of Violence and Hate!” (Trump, 2026)
According to NPR, “State and local leaders” are on record as disagreeing with President Trump’s account of the situation, instead calling for a full and fair investigation (Kim, 2026).
The Disagreement
First, I fully agree with President Trump that the video is “a horrible thing to watch.” Human life is sacred, and Ms. Good’s life was ended prematurely by a shooting by a federal agent.
I disagree with President Trump that the “woman screaming” was a “professional agitator.” Screaming is a reasonable and rational response to witnessing a homicide, and no paid professional is necessary for that role.
I disagree with President Trump that the victim “viciously ran over the ICE Officer.” Fortunately there is video to examine, and the viewer can clearly see that the victim never ran over anyone, much less an ICE officer.
I disagree with President Trump that “it is hard to believe [the shooter] is alive.” Based on the video, he was never even threatened, much less injured.
I disagree with President Trump that the violence is a function of the “Radical Left.” The violence depicted in the video is on the part of the ICE agents. The video doesn’t show any violence on the part of anyone of any particular political leaning. The violence was introduced by ICE and its heavy-handed methods, which I have written about previously (Staton, 2025) and which I have encouraged President Trump to address.
Desired Resolution
I call on President Trump to use the power and authority of his office to halt the current immigration enforcement push, with its overreach and its violence and brutal treatment of people, release those in immigration detention—including those in foreign prisons, and then to ensure a full, fair, and complete investigation info Ms. Good’s death at the hands of ICE, ensuring that the guilty face just punishment.
I encourage President Trump to work to make the United States of America a beacon of freedom for the world, to teach the nations through strong, compassionate leadership how freedom should look.
May God bless President Trump and the United States of America.
References
Trump, Donald. 1/7/2026. https://www.trumpstruth.org/statuses/34480 – Accessed 1/8/2026.
Kim, Juliana. “What we know so far about the fatal ICE shooting of a Minneapolis woman.” 1/7/2026. https://www.npr.org/2026/01/07/nx-s1-5670289/ice-minneapolis-shooting-immigration-crackdown – Accessed 1/8/2026.
MPR News. “Video Courtesy Caitlin Callenson.” 1/7/2026. https://www.instagram.com/p/DTOTV-GFDPO/ – Accessed 1/8/2026.
Staton, Benjamin. “The 2025 Immigration Enforcement Efforts.” 12/28/2025. https://sgtstaton.com/2025/12/28/the-2025-immigration-enforcement-efforts/ – Accessed 1/8/2026.