ICE Agent Involved In Minneapolis Shooting Getting Death Threats
White House border czar Tom Homan defended Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid protests following the fatal shooting of a woman by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week, saying the agent involved has received death threats.
Video posted online shows a woman, later identified as Renee Good, appearing to drive her vehicle toward an ICE agent during a traffic stop in an apparent attempt to flee. As the agent was struck, he opened fire, killing her. The incident prompted demonstrations in several major U.S. cities over the weekend.
In a Saturday interview with Dr. Phil McGraw, Homan said the public should wait for the investigation to be completed.
“He’s been doxxed. People are threatening to kill him,” Homan said in the interview, referring to the agent. “He fears for him and his family. Again, let the investigation play out before you say you want to execute this man.”
Asked if the officer is upset about Good’s death, Homan said, “Of course he is.”
“I’ve never met an officer who had to use lethal force that felt good about it. It’s a terrible, terrible thing to go through,” Homan added.
Reports last week said the officer had previously been dragged by a vehicle driven by an illegal alien suspect for about 300 feet six months ago. The incident left him injured and needing more than 30 stitches.
An anti-ICE demonstration in Minneapolis turned violent Friday evening as some participants threw ice and rocks at officers, according to Police Chief Brian O’Hara. Twenty-nine people were cited and released, he said.
Mayor Jacob Frey said anyone who damages property or endangers others will be arrested, blaming “agitators trying to rile up large crowds” for the violence.
Gov. Tim Walz urged demonstrators to express themselves peacefully and pursue action through the courts rather than through violence.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said its deployment of immigration officers in the Twin Cities is its largest immigration enforcement operation to date. Administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance, said the shooting that prompted the protests was an act of self-defense and alleged that some protesters used vehicles to attack federal officers.
Last week, Vance said that he was “not happy that this woman lost her life,” but noted further that she ignored ICE agents’ commands during a traffic stop and said she “viciously ran over the ICE officer.”
Over the weekend, Homan took to social media to describe the ICE operation as professional, as well as the conduct of the agents.
“ICE conducts targeted operations to enforce federal immigration laws that have existed for decades, and they do it with the utmost professionalism,” he wrote in a post on X. “They don’t choose who gets deported, the law and federal judges do.
“They didn’t pass the laws nor can they change them. If you don’t like the laws, take it up with Congress. That’s their constitutional duty…ours is enforcing them,” he added.
Democrats in Congress are calling for a full investigation into the woman’s death and changes to federal immigration enforcement policies. Some of them have also pushed for cuts to funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement and have called for the impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem in connection with the incident.
“The situation that took place in Minnesota is a complete and total disgrace,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.). “And in the next few days, we will be having conversations about a strong and forceful and appropriate response by House Democrats.”
Assaults against ICE officers are up 1,300%, vehicular attacks are up 3,200% and death threats are up 8,000%, DHS said last weekfollowing the Minneapolis shooting.
