Trending:US seizure of oil tankerICE Minneapolis shootingGreenlandOperation SindoorJana NayaganBangladesh T20 World Cup rowICE agent shoots dead a woman in Minneapolis: How the tragedy unfoldedFP Explainers • January 8, 2026, 11:25:51 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterA 37-year-old woman was fatally shot by ICE officers during a large immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis, sparking protests and political outrage. Federal authorities claim the officer acted in self-defence, but city and state leaders dispute that account after reviewing video evidenceAdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on GoogleMembers of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) respond at the scene, moments after Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman, was shot by a US immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, US, January 7, 2026, in these screengrabs obtained from a social media video. A fatal encounter between US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis has ignited a firestorm as federal immigration operations under President Donald Trump continue into the new year. The woman, identified as Renee Nicole Good, was shot and killed inside her vehicle on the morning of January 7, during a large-scale immigration enforcement surge in Minnesota. Federal officials maintain the officer acted in self-defense after the woman attempted to harm law enforcement personnel. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADHowever, city and state leaders, along with video evidence circulated online, dispute that account, describing the shooting as reckless, unnecessary, and avoidable. The incident has triggered protests, prompted school closures, and fired up tensions between the Trump administration and Democratic-led cities. More from Explainers Woman in Minnesota brutally shot dead by ICE agents, triggers outrage as Trump attempts to defend Trump’s ‘Ice Barbie’ Kristi Noem tops Maga wishlist to be first US woman president: SurveWhy were their immigration officers in Minnesota?The shooting occurred amid what the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) described as the “largest DHS operation ever” in Minnesota. According to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, approximately 2,000 officers were deployed across the state, particularly in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, as part of a sweeping immigration crackdown. The operation was tied, in part, to long-running allegations of welfare fraud involving certain nonprofit organisations within Minnesota’s Somali community.
