Overview
- On Jan. 9, Billie Eilish reshared Instagram posts calling ICE a “terrorist group,” urging the agency’s abolition and defunding, and demanding the immediate arrest of the officer who shot Renee Nicole Good.
- DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin responded that newly released footage shows Good “weaponized her vehicle” and that the agent acted in self-defense, though widely shared bystander video has fueled disputes over that account.
- The DHS statement linked to shooting footage posted on X, and reporting has identified the officer who fired as Jonathan Ross.
- McLaughlin further defended ICE practices, asserting the agency does not separate families and citing internal claims of sharp increases in assaults and vehicle rammings against enforcement officers.
- Good’s killing has drawn large protests and condemnations in Minneapolis and nationwide, with Mayor Jacob Frey telling ICE officers to leave the city.