"Thousands of protestors-from young students to elderly residents-have taken to the streets, setting up memorials for Good and facing off with ICE agents. Dozens have been arrested. More than 2,000 ICE agents have been deployed to Minneapolis, with another 1,000 on the way. Local leaders have decried ICE's continued, aggressive tactics. "It feels like our community is under siege by our own federal government," Minnesota state representative Michael Howard told The New York Times."
"Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem has continued claiming that Jonathan Ross, the agent who reportedly shot Good, acted in self-defense. Noem has repeatedly called Good a "domestic terrorist." Videos of the situation in Minneapolis show a different reality, however, one where Good appears to be driving away from the scene when Ross fires multiple shots through her windshield. In one video purportedly filmed on Ross's cellphone that was shared by multiple members of the Trump administration,"
Renee Nicole Good, a Minneapolis resident, was shot and killed by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent. Thousands of residents, from students to elderly, have protested, set up memorials, and faced off with ICE agents; dozens were arrested. More than 2,000 ICE agents were deployed to Minneapolis with another 1,000 en route. Minnesota leaders criticized ICE tactics as aggressive and siege-like. Department of Homeland Security secretary Kristi Noem has defended agent Jonathan Ross and labeled Good a "domestic terrorist." Video footage appears to show Good driving away when Ross fired through her windshield. Minnesota, Minneapolis and St. Paul sued to halt the surge. Protests continue statewide and nationwide.
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