A heated confrontation on CNN's State of the Union has laid bare the deep political divisions surrounding the fatal shooting of a Minneapolis woman by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer last week.
Television Confrontation Over Conflicting Narratives
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivered a blistering retort to host Jake Tapper during a Sunday interview, accusing him of bias for questioning her defence of the officer involved. The incident occurred on Wednesday, January 9, 2026, when ICE agent Ross shot Renee Good through the windshield of her burgundy SUV.
When Tapper suggested Noem was doing a "disservice" by drawing conclusions before a full investigation, she shot back, criticising Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. "I haven't heard you say once what a disservice it's done for Mayor Frey to get up and tell ICE to get the F out!" Noem declared, leaving the host momentarily speechless.
Mayor Frey Doubles Down as Witnesses Dispute Official Account
Mayor Frey, who appeared on CNN later the same day, refused to back down from his demand for ICE to leave his city. He bluntly told Tapper the shooting resulted from "a federal agent recklessly using power that ended up in somebody dying". Prior to the interview, he reiterated his stance on social media, writing: "today is a good day for ICE to get out of Minnesota."
The official account from ICE states that Good deliberately drove her vehicle at agents, using it as a deadly weapon. However, this version is fiercely contested. Witnesses claim Good and her wife, Rebecca, were acting as legal observers filming a protest when she was shot. Mayor Frey has publicly labelled the ICE narrative "bulls**t".
Footage from the scene shows Good initially blocking the road before reversing after being told to move. An agent then attempted to open her driver's side door before she drove off, prompting three gunshots. The SUV, with a clear bullet hole in the windshield, subsequently crashed into parked cars and a light pole.
National Fallout and a Family's Tragedy
The political fallout has reached the highest levels. The Trump administration has defended Agent Ross, while Democratic officials in Minneapolis have called the shooting a murder. In an interview with the New York Times on the evening of the shooting, President Donald Trump stated that Good "behaved horribly" and "ran him over".
Behind the political row is a personal tragedy. Good and Rebecca, who fled the US after Trump's 2024 election victory, settling in Minneapolis via Canada, are survived by their six-year-old child. As state and local officials demand ICE's departure from Minnesota, Secretary Noem has made the federal position unequivocal: the agents "are not going anywhere".
