Local voices join calls condemning ICE in Minneapolis

Published 4:52 pm Thursday, January 8, 2026

‘Our hearts are with the family’

By AISLIN TWEEDY

The Astorian 

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday. Ross shot the unarmed Good three times through her car window.

President Trump, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other government officials  have released statements in defense of the ICE agent’s actions. 

“Our officer followed his training, did exactly what he’s been taught to do in that situation,” Noem said. 

President Trump blamed Good, saying she “violently, willfully, and viciously ran over” the agent. 

“The situation is being studied, in its entirety, but the reason these incidents are happening is because the Radical Left is threatening, assaulting, and targeting our Law Enforcement Officers and ICE Agents on a daily basis,” he said in a Truth Social post on Wednesday. “They are just trying to do the job of MAKING AMERICA SAFE.”

After watching videos taken at the scene and posted on social media by bystanders, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey held a press conference on Wednesday. 

“They are already trying to spin this as an action of self defense,” Frey said. After having seen the videos myself, I want to tell everybody directly: that is bull—-.” The mayor went on and gave a message directly to ICE. “Get the f— out of Minneapolis. We do not want you here.”

Local officials, organizations speak out

Oregon Sen. Jeff Merkley said he was concerned and shocked by what he saw in a posted video. “(They) are out of control. … I’m just grieving what – what happened. Knowing that it’s a significant loss for, of course, for this woman and her family. But it’s also about this horrific leadership of ICE. People being paid massive bonuses, $70,000 bonuses to sign up, not getting the right training.” 

The Oregon Nurse’s Association sent our an official response in a press release, condemning the killing.

“As frontline healthcare workers, we are entrusted with a fundamental responsibility: to preserve life, reduce harm, and provide care with dignity — without exception. The killing of a woman by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents is a devastating violation of those principles and a stark example of the unchecked harm ICE continues to inflict on our communities. Our hearts go out to the victim and their family, and we extend our deepest sympathies during this profound moment of loss.

“The Oregon Nurses Association unequivocally condemns this senseless act of violence and demands full transparency from the Department of Homeland Security, including a thorough, independent investigation. We call for an immediate end to ICE’s operations in our communities and for meaningful oversight of an agency that has repeatedly demonstrated it cannot be trusted to police itself.

“The videos emerging from Minneapolis are chilling. When state violence occurs, it is the nurses and other frontline caregivers who are called to respond to stop the bleeding, manage the trauma, and comfort families. ICE, meanwhile, operates with extraordinary power and little accountability — bringing lethal force into communities in Oregon and across the country, while evading the transparency and consequences required of other agencies or institutions.

“This killing did not happen in a vacuum. ICE’s routine use of intimidation and force creates widespread fear that keeps immigrant communities from seeking medical care, delays treatment until conditions become life-threatening, and causes lasting psychological trauma. That fear directly interferes with frontline healthcare workers’ ability to carry out our professional, ethical, and legal responsibilities. A system that drives patients into hiding is not protecting public safety — it is actively endangering lives.

“As frontline healthcare workers, we see the consequences of these actions every day, and this killing only deepens the harm. ICE’s tactics have pushed immigrant communities into crisis—a reality fundamentally at odds with our commitment as frontline caregivers. Immigrants are vital members of our state and our healthcare system, and they deserve the same rights and protections as everyone else. ONA stands in solidarity with immigrant communities and communities of color who are directly and indirectly harmed by ICE’s actions.

“We cannot fulfill our duty to care for patients while ICE continues to operate as an unaccountable force that threatens the very communities we are sworn to protect and serve.” 

Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici, who represents Oregon’s first Congressional District, including Clatsop County, called for an investigation and for full accountability of the ICE agent who shot Good. 

“ICE’s aggressive tactics are making communities more dangerous,” Bonamici said. “I echo Minneapolis Mayor Frey’s call for ICE to immediately leave their city and state, and they should also leave all other places where they are unneeded and unwanted — including in Oregon.”

State Rep. Cyrus Javadi who represents Oregon’s North Coast, said he was deeply troubled.

“I think right now between the two sides with all the partisanship, (some people think) that this is about being anti-law enforcement. But I don’t think that it is. I think that we give the government a lot of power through the Democratic process. And then we say to the government, you can choose individuals who we give the license to kill and to seize people and take away their freedom. And then we train them and I think that requires that we hold them to a very high standard, which means being skeptical when something happens that takes somebody’s life or does infringe on somebody’s liberties. It’s not that it’s anti-law enforcement. It’s that it’s about pro rule of law. We’re a nation of laws.

“We owe the public clear answers and not some spin. When I watched that video and I saw the incident happen, you know, fine, let’s do the investigation. Let’s see what happened. Why was the woman shot? What would have happened if there had been people down the street and that car ran over those people? Why didn’t the officers immediately render her aid? Why were doctors prevented from getting to the patient? And then, why did the investigators and why did the officers leave the scene? And now, why are local governments prevented from investigating? I mean, this happened on state soil in Minnesota — and we had it happen again yesterday in Portland.

“I think there has to be that back and forth. And I think when the government, any government says no, stay out of our business — I think that we should be gravely concerned.”

Consejo Hispano Executive Director Jenny Pool Radway wrote a statement in an email to The Astorian on behalf of the organization.

“Consejo Hispano is deeply alarmed by the shooting involving Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis (Wednesday). Our hearts are with the family, loved ones, and community of Renee Nicole Good as they grieve an unjust and irreparable loss. No family should ever have to endure this kind of tragedy.

“What happened in Minneapolis is not an isolated incident. It reflects a disturbing and escalating pattern of ICE operating with unchecked force and impunity, a pattern that has made clear what many in our communities have long understood: ICE is a threat to public safety. This shooting is an egregious example of how militarized immigration enforcement endangers all of us, regardless of where we live or where we were born.

“We stand in full solidarity with the people of Minneapolis and with every community forced to live under the shadow of violent and unaccountable enforcement actions. We join the growing call for immediate transparency and accountability, including a truly independent investigation into the shooting and the decisions that led to it.”