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Maher Condemns ICE Killing of Renee Good, Predicts GOP Midterm Backlash

The late-night host’s rebuke reframed Minnesota’s enforcement surge as a political liability for Republicans.

Overview

  • On Real Time, Bill Maher called the shooting of Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross “an execution in the street” and likened the imagery to the 1968 Saigon execution photo.
  • Maher highlighted photos from the Minnesota operation, citing a detainee forced outside in underwear, a detained 5-year-old, a woman apparently pepper-sprayed, and a disabled woman pulled from a car.
  • He forecast that Republicans would be punished in the midterms over the raids, arguing the tactics are not what voters endorsed.
  • Sen. John Kennedy, a panelist on the show, backed enforcing immigration laws but stressed that methods must respect due process and rejected proposals he characterized as amnesty.
  • Thousands marched in frigid Minneapolis temperatures protesting the intensified ICE presence, underscoring continuing public pressure alongside ongoing federal reviews and legal fights.