DHS Sends Hundreds More Personnel to Minneapolis After Fatal ICE Shooting

Overview

• Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the incident constituted domestic terrorism and defended the ICE officer’s actions as self-defense.
• Noem said ICE operations in Minneapolis will continue and pledged accountability for anyone who interferes with federal agents.
• An ICE officer fatally shot a woman after her vehicle moved toward officers during a large enforcement operation, with U.S. media identifying her as 37-year-old Rene Nicole Good.
• Governor Tim Walz promised a full, fair and prompt investigation and placed the Minnesota National Guard on heightened readiness as protests continued.
• DHS is reinforcing the city with hundreds more personnel to support ICE and Border Patrol, with reports indicating roughly 2,000 federal officers already deployed and demonstrations spreading to other cities.