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ICE Shooting of Venezuelan in Minneapolis Triggers Clashes as Trump Threatens Insurrection Act

Local leaders demand ICE leave Minnesota following a week of protests.

Overview

  • Homeland Security says an agent fired after being attacked with a snow shovel and broom during a traffic stop; the Venezuelan man was shot in the leg with non-life-threatening injuries and two others were detained.
  • Crowds gathered in north Minneapolis after the incident, confronting officers as police used tear gas, and in Santa Ana a 21-year-old protester lost sight in one eye after being struck by a DHS-fired projectile.
  • President Donald Trump warned he could invoke the Insurrection Act to deploy armed forces to Minnesota if unrest continues.
  • Officials say the ICE agent who killed Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7, identified as Jonathan Ross, suffered internal hemorrhaging and was hospitalized and released as investigations continue.
  • Data show 2025 was the deadliest year for ICE detainees in two decades and at least four more died in early 2026, a trend ICE denies has increased.