Overview
- Relatives of Rene Nicole Good, killed by an ICE officer on January 7 during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis, hired Chicago-based Romanucci & Blandin to conduct an independent civil investigation.
- The firm, which represented George Floyd’s family, said it will seek justice and may file suit against ICE, the federal government, and other parties after gathering facts, stressing it does not want the case politicized.
- DHS reported a separate on-scene incident in which an ICE officer shot and wounded a Venezuelan migrant who allegedly attacked with a shovel, stating all assailants were detained and both the officer and the wounded person were hospitalized.
- Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey condemned ICE actions as reckless and urged the agency to leave the city, and Governor Tim Walz placed the Minnesota National Guard on heightened readiness as protests continued with arrests reported.
- DHS and ICE maintain the January 7 shooting was self-defense during an alleged vehicle attack, President Donald Trump backed the officers, and DHS criticized media framing while saying operations in the city will continue.