By Beth David, Editor
An ICE (Immigration and Customs Enforcement) agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three and award winning poet, on 1/7/26 as she drove away during an ICE operation in the streets of Minneapolis, where she lived.
The shooting was captured on video by several bystanders and widely distributed immediately, sparking outrage across the country.
President Trump and members of his administration immediately branded Ms. Good a domestic terrorist and said she ran over the ICE agent. Video shows him walking away uninjured after the encounter.
The videos are widely available on all major news outlets.
The incident sparked vigils and protest across the country, including locally.
The federal government sent hundreds of additional agents to Minnesota sparking daily confrontations.
Videos of masked ICE agents dragging people out of cars, and violently detaining people with no cause across the country, have awakened a sustained opposition to the tactics used by the Trump administration under the guise of removing violent illegal immigrants.
Hours after Renee Good’s shooting, ICE agents raided a high school in Minneapolis, where they pepper-sprayed educators, sparking confrontations with parents.
According to the New York Times, PBS, and other leading news outlets, the Trump administration ordered local federal prosecutors to investigate Ms. Good’s wife, instead of investigating the shooting, prompting 10 federal prosecutors in Washington DC and in Minnesota to resign in protest.
National organizers are planning a national “Walkout for Our Freedoms on January 20.
“On January 20 at 2 PM local time, we will walk out of work, school, and commerce because a Free America begins the moment we stop cooperating with fascism,” reads the website 50501 website.
Visit https://www.fiftyfifty.one or https://indivisible.org for information on nationwide actions.
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- Protesters line Route 6 at the intersection of North Street in Mattapoisett on 1/11/26 in response to the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis as she drove away during an ICE operation. Photo courtesy of Sam Oh.
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- Scores of people attend a vigil on 1/9/26 at the corner of Main Street and Route 6 in Fairhaven in honor of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis as she drove away during an ICE operation. Photo courtesy of Fairhaven Democratic Town Committee.
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- Protesters line the pedestrian bridge to the commuter rail in New Bedford on 1/10/26 in response to the death of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis as she drove away during an ICE operation. Photo courtesy of Ann Richard.
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