Overview
- On his podcast, Joe Rogan compared ICE tactics to the Gestapo and warned about agents demanding “papers,” marking a notable break from his prior support of President Trump.
- Rogan focused on the Jan. 7 killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis, calling the incident horrific and questioning the justification shown in widely viewed video.
- The incident occurred during Operation Metro Surge, which DHS describes as the largest immigration enforcement effort to date, deploying roughly 2,000 federal agents in the Twin Cities.
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, joined by Minneapolis and Saint Paul, filed a Jan. 11 lawsuit seeking to halt the operation for alleged First and Tenth Amendment violations.
- Political ally David Urban warned the raids are damaging the president’s standing, while DHS defended the shooting and DOJ has closed the case without sharing evidence with local authorities.