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Walz Puts Minnesota National Guard on Standby After Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis

Competing accounts of the shooting have fueled calls from Republicans to invoke the Insurrection Act.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz speaks in Blaine, Minnesota, on Wednesday, following the shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent.
Seven members of the Little Rock Nine walk onto the campus of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas on October 15, 1957, with a National Guard escort.
National Guard Brig. Gen. Henry Graham informs Alabama Gov. George Wallace, right, that the guard is under federal control as the two meet at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, on June 11, 1963.
Members of the California National Guard stand guard outside the Federal Building before a curfew takes effect in Los Angeles on June 10, 2025.

Overview

  • Gov. Tim Walz authorized Guard personnel, equipment, and facilities to be staged to support local law enforcement, focusing on protecting critical infrastructure and public safety.
  • Protesters gathered at multiple sites, including outside the regional ICE headquarters at the Whipple Building, where officers made arrests and used chemical irritants during brief clashes.
  • Federal officials say Renee Nicole Good, 37, weaponized her vehicle and struck an agent before being shot, while Minnesota leaders point to videos they say contradict that account.
  • The governor’s office says the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension is working the case, and state and federal investigative actions are underway.
  • Republican lawmakers publicly urged President Trump to invoke the Insurrection Act and arrest Walz, and law‑enforcement groups criticized state leaders’ rhetoric as dangerous.