Overview
- Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot and killed on Jan. 7 during an ICE enforcement operation in Minneapolis.
- DHS assistant secretary Tricia McLaughlin criticized Billie Eilish’s posts calling ICE a terrorist group and said Eilish ignored footage DHS says backs its account.
- McLaughlin identified the shooter as ICE officer Jonathan Ross and shared an officer-shot clip of the encounter on X, asserting he feared for his life.
- Federal officials claim Good tried to use her car to run over agents, while widely circulated videos appear to show her trying to drive away, intensifying disputes over what the footage proves.
- Public backlash has escalated with protests, statements from artists including Dave Matthews, Duran Duran and Neil Young, and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey calling for federal officers to leave the city.