"It was clear after the killing of Renee Good on Jan. 7 that Operation Metro Surge the Trump administration's pretextual immigration crackdown in Minnesota was a failure. Far from cowing the people of Minneapolis, Good's death at the hand of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer stiffened their resolve and led even more Minnesotans to join the fight against the president's masked paramilitaries."
"But in the actually existing Trump administration, immigration policy is dictated by rigid ideologues. They met Good's death with insults, slander and the promise of further repression. Kristi Noem, the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said that Good was engaged in domestic terrorism. White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called Good a deranged lunatic. Vice President JD Vance said her actions were an attack on law and order and an attack on the American people."
"He also said that the officer who shot Good was protected by absolute immunity. (He later backtracked from this claim, insisting instead that he said the opposite, video evidence notwithstanding.) Backpedaling We know what happened next. On Saturday, officers with Customs and Border Protection detained, beat, shot and killed Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who had been observing and filming ICE and CBP operations."
Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota aimed to intensify immigration enforcement but culminated in civilian deaths and mounting resistance. Renee Good's killing by an ICE officer galvanized Minneapolis residents and expanded local opposition to federal paramilitary operations. Top officials responded with accusations and defenses of agents, labeling Good a domestic terrorist and asserting immunity protections. Shortly thereafter, Customs and Border Protection officers detained, beat, shot, and killed Alex Pretti, a nurse documenting operations, producing viral video and widespread protests. Public reaction included demands for accountability, calls to abolish ICE, and broad political discontent that challenged the administration's enforcement tactics.
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