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New bursts of ICE activity as Minnesota surge spreads beyond Minneapolis, St. Paul
As the Department of Homeland Security undertakes stepped-up immigration enforcement in Minnesota, arrests and other confrontations have been popping up in more locations.
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The Minnesota Star Tribune is following reports of individual ICE incidents as we learn of them. Find updates here. Tips can be emailed to [email protected].
Nearly every case had common factors with the Minneapolis shooting: officers shot or fired at, people in a vehicle.
What happened in other ICE shootings during Trump’s immigration enforcement?
Nearly every case had common factors with the Minneapolis shooting: officers shot or fired at, people in a vehicle.
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January 8, 2026 at 9:58 PM
Nearly every case had common factors with the Minneapolis shooting: officers shot or fired at, people in a vehicle.
Here are three examples and some tips for telling fake videos and images from real ones.
Watch out for AI fakes and misinformation in the wake of ICE shooting
A wave of AI-adjusted images and videos purporting to show the agent’s face have made the rounds on social media.
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January 8, 2026 at 8:10 PM
Here are three examples and some tips for telling fake videos and images from real ones.
A memorial is growing at the site where an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. A mixture of emotional community members and local and international journalists stood by the memorial that had dozens of flowers and candles.
Video: Jerry Holt and Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Video: Jerry Holt and Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
January 8, 2026 at 7:42 PM
A memorial is growing at the site where an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis. A mixture of emotional community members and local and international journalists stood by the memorial that had dozens of flowers and candles.
Video: Jerry Holt and Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Video: Jerry Holt and Louis Krauss/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
The agent, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a vehicle and injured during a June operation in the Twin Cities, court records show.
ICE agent who fatally shot woman in Minneapolis is identified
Jonathan Ross, a Minnesota-based agent, was dragged in a separate incident last year by a fleeing motorist.
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January 8, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The agent, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a vehicle and injured during a June operation in the Twin Cities, court records show.
Gov. Tim Walz said it will be difficult to get a fair outcome if Minnesota is not involved in the investigation, saying President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "have already passed judgment."
Video: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Video: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
January 8, 2026 at 6:31 PM
Gov. Tim Walz said it will be difficult to get a fair outcome if Minnesota is not involved in the investigation, saying President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem "have already passed judgment."
Video: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Video: Minnesota Department of Public Safety
Live updates: Minnesota leaders are calling on the federal government to allow state investigators to probe the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis, after the FBI took sole ownership of the probe.
FBI pushes Minnesota investigators aside in ICE shooting probe
The BCA added that this takeover of the investigation means that it will “no longer have access to the case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews necessary to complete a thorough and independent investigation.”
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January 8, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Live updates: Minnesota leaders are calling on the federal government to allow state investigators to probe the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis, after the FBI took sole ownership of the probe.
Statement from the Minnesota Star Tribune:
January 8, 2026 at 4:41 PM
Statement from the Minnesota Star Tribune:
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has just revealed that federal officials have “reversed course,” and the investigation into the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent will be conducted by the FBI without assistance from the BCA.
FBI pushes Minnesota investigators aside in ICE shooting probe
The BCA added that this takeover of the investigation means that it will “no longer have access to the case materials, scene evidence or investigative interviews necessary to complete a thorough and independent investigation.”
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January 8, 2026 at 4:24 PM
The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension has just revealed that federal officials have “reversed course,” and the investigation into the killing of a Minneapolis woman by an ICE agent will be conducted by the FBI without assistance from the BCA.
"The response to a woman’s fatal encounter with ICE in Minneapolis will require discipline as well as resolve," Opinion editor Phil Morris writes.
Morris: A death that did not have to happen
"Right now, Minnesota feels like ground zero for something terrifying," Opinion editor Phil Morris writes.
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January 8, 2026 at 4:08 PM
"The response to a woman’s fatal encounter with ICE in Minneapolis will require discipline as well as resolve," Opinion editor Phil Morris writes.
Protesters gathered near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Thursday morning. More than a dozen federal agents moved to the exit of the parking lot, many wearing gas masks or face coverings and holding less lethal weapons.
Video: Emmy Martin/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Video: Emmy Martin/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
January 8, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Protesters gathered near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Thursday morning. More than a dozen federal agents moved to the exit of the parking lot, many wearing gas masks or face coverings and holding less lethal weapons.
Video: Emmy Martin/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Video: Emmy Martin/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Demonstrators are gathering near the Whipple Federal Building after thousands attended vigils to remember Renee Nicole Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Minneapolis public school classes are canceled for the rest of the week.
Live: Fresh protests kick off after ICE agent kills woman in Minneapolis
Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
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January 8, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Demonstrators are gathering near the Whipple Federal Building after thousands attended vigils to remember Renee Nicole Good, who was killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis. Minneapolis public school classes are canceled for the rest of the week.
Live updates: Minneapolis Public Schools announced that "out of an abundance of caution" the district has canceled classes on Thursday and Friday "due to safety concerns related to today’s incidents around the city."
Live: ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
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January 8, 2026 at 3:28 AM
Live updates: Minneapolis Public Schools announced that "out of an abundance of caution" the district has canceled classes on Thursday and Friday "due to safety concerns related to today’s incidents around the city."
Ongoing coverage: bit.ly/49KHGoz
Photos by: Alex Kormann, Carlos Gonzalez, Richard Tsong Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Video by: Sofia Barnett, Amanda Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Photos by: Alex Kormann, Carlos Gonzalez, Richard Tsong Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Video by: Sofia Barnett, Amanda Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
Ongoing coverage: bit.ly/49KHGoz
Photos by: Alex Kormann, Carlos Gonzalez, Richard Tsong Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Video by: Sofia Barnett, Amanda Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Photos by: Alex Kormann, Carlos Gonzalez, Richard Tsong Taatarii/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Video by: Sofia Barnett, Amanda Anderson/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed today that a woman was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a confrontation between federal agents and protesters in south Minneapolis. The woman’s mother identified her as Renee Nicole Good, 37.
January 8, 2026 at 1:34 AM
The Department of Homeland Security confirmed today that a woman was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a confrontation between federal agents and protesters in south Minneapolis. The woman’s mother identified her as Renee Nicole Good, 37.
Thousands of people attended a vigil near the scene of the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky and Liz Sawyer/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Photos by Elliot Hughes/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Continuing coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Video by Aaron Lavinsky and Liz Sawyer/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Photos by Elliot Hughes/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Continuing coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
January 8, 2026 at 1:05 AM
Thousands of people attended a vigil near the scene of the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
Video by Aaron Lavinsky and Liz Sawyer/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Photos by Elliot Hughes/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Continuing coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Video by Aaron Lavinsky and Liz Sawyer/The Minnesota Star Tribune. Photos by Elliot Hughes/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Continuing coverage: www.startribune.com/ice-raids-mi...
Live coverage: Thousands of people are attending a vigil near the scene of the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
Vigils are also being held in Duluth and Mankato.
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📷️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Vigils are also being held in Duluth and Mankato.
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📷️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 8, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Live coverage: Thousands of people are attending a vigil near the scene of the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis.
Vigils are also being held in Duluth and Mankato.
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📷️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Vigils are also being held in Duluth and Mankato.
Continuing coverage: bit.ly/3MMvefi
📷️ Aaron Lavinsky/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Live updates: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem acknowledged the loss of life and says she's spoken with President Donald Trump and Gov. Tim Walz about the shooting, while calling the incident "preventable."
Live: ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
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January 7, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Live updates: Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem acknowledged the loss of life and says she's spoken with President Donald Trump and Gov. Tim Walz about the shooting, while calling the incident "preventable."
Live updates: U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer weighed in on the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, telling Fox News he is “not going to jump to conclusions” before a law enforcement investigation but that “there is a ICE officer standing directly in front of the car when it starts to accelerate.”
Live: ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Live updates: U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer weighed in on the ICE shooting in Minneapolis, telling Fox News he is “not going to jump to conclusions” before a law enforcement investigation but that “there is a ICE officer standing directly in front of the car when it starts to accelerate.”
The woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday was identified by her mother as Renee Nicole Good, 37.
‘She was an amazing human being:’ Mother identifies woman shot, killed by ICE agent
Renee Nicole Good, 37, lived in the Twin Cities with her partner.
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January 7, 2026 at 10:08 PM
The woman shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday was identified by her mother as Renee Nicole Good, 37.
Scenes from south Minneapolis Wednesday, Jan. 7 after Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Photos by Alex Kormann and Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
January 7, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Scenes from south Minneapolis Wednesday, Jan. 7 after Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. Photos by Alex Kormann and Elizabeth Flores/The Minnesota Star Tribune.
Live updates: Around 200 people marched more than two miles from the scene of the shooting to Minneapolis City Hall, shouting “ICE out now!” after police hurried away from the scene Wednesday afternoon.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
Live: ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
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January 7, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Live updates: Around 200 people marched more than two miles from the scene of the shooting to Minneapolis City Hall, shouting “ICE out now!” after police hurried away from the scene Wednesday afternoon.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
The crowd of is continuing to snake its way through downtown.
Live updates: The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said its agents "are involved in the investigation regarding the use-of-force incident that occurred earlier today in Minneapolis involving an ICE officer."
The agency added that the investigation will be conducted jointly with the FBI.
The agency added that the investigation will be conducted jointly with the FBI.
Live: ICE agent shoots, kills woman in Minneapolis
Video of the shooting shows an agent firing at a vehicle as it drives toward him. The governor and Minneapolis mayor called for calm after the incident. ICE said the agent acted defensively.
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January 7, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Live updates: The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said its agents "are involved in the investigation regarding the use-of-force incident that occurred earlier today in Minneapolis involving an ICE officer."
The agency added that the investigation will be conducted jointly with the FBI.
The agency added that the investigation will be conducted jointly with the FBI.