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Walz Calls for 'Day of Unity'
Walz Calls for 'Day of Unity'
Jan 9, 2026 8:32 AM CST

Walz Calls for 'Day of Unity'

He asks Minnesotans to hold moment of silence Friday to honor Renee Good

(Newser) - Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has declared Friday a "Day of Unity" in honor of Renee Nicole Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE agent in south Minneapolis on Wednesday. In a statement announcing the proclamation, Walz called Good "a loving mother, partner, daughter, and neighbor whose life...

Agent Who Shot Good Was Injured in Dragging Last Year

Star Tribune identifies him as Jonathan Ross

(Newser) - The federal officer who shot and killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday has been identified as Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross, according to court records and a law enforcement source cited by the Star Tribune . ICE has not publicly named the agent involved, but Homeland Security...

Feds Sideline State Investigators in ICE Shooting

Minnesota officials say they were informed that investigation 'would now be led solely by the FBI'

(Newser) - The head of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said Thursday that the US attorney's office had barred it from taking part in the investigation of the Wednesday killing of a woman by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. BCA Superintendent Drew Evans said in a statement that after the...

News Outlets Parse the Video in Fatal Minneapolis Shooting

New York Times, Washington Post cast doubt on claims that the officer who fired was in danger

(Newser) - Axios calls it a "fast fracture." Almost immediately after Wednesday's fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis, "the country had splintered into two irreconcilable camps—one crying murder, the other terrorism." Media outlets have since been parsing (graphic) video of the shooting from different angles, and...

Trump Defends ICE Agent, but 'I Hate to See' Shooting

President watches a slow-motion replay of Minnesota incident with reporters

(Newser) - President Trump doubled down on his defense of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent's fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis during an interview with the New York Times . "She behaved horribly," he said of the 37-year-old woman who was killed, Renee Nicole Good. "She ran...

Avelo Airlines Dumps ICE Deportation Flights

Carrier cites lackluster revenue, costly operations after months of protests

(Newser) - Avelo Airlines is backing away from deportation flights for the federal government after less than a year . The low-cost carrier says it will no longer operate charter flights for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, a move that follows months of protests, boycotts, and pressure from unions and elected officials, per the...

Mayor Rejects Feds' Account of ICE Shooting

Walz says there will be a full investigation of deadly Minneapolis shooting

(Newser) - An Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed a Minneapolis motorist on Wednesday during the Trump administration's latest illegal immigration crackdown on a major American city—a shooting that federal officials claimed was an act of self-defense but that the city's mayor described as "reckless" and...

ICE Says Agent Killed Protester in Minneapolis

Witnesses dispute federal account of shooting

(Newser) - An immigration crackdown in Minneapolis turned deadly Wednesday when a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and eyewitnesses have given sharply different accounts of the shooting in a south Minneapolis neighborhood, Fox 9 reports. ICE said its officers were carrying out "targeted operations" when...

Documents Show Feds Pushed for Abrego Garcia Indictment

Government says ICE won't detain him again while judge's order stands

(Newser) - US immigration officials do not plan to detain Kilmar Abrego Garcia again as long as a judge's order banning it stands, according to a Tuesday court filing. Immigration and Customs Enforcement did make clear they would detain Abrego Garcia if the order was lifted, Liana J. Castano, assistant director for...

Two Hospitalized After ICE Shooting in Maryland

Driver allegedly tried to ram immigration officers

(Newser) - A late-morning immigration arrest in suburban Maryland on Wednesday ended with gunfire, a crash, and two hospitalizations, federal and local officials say. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Glen Burnie, outside Baltimore, approached a van with two men who officials said were in the country illegally, reports the New York ...

Trump Administration Planning Vast Migrant Warehouses

Blueprint seen by WaPo spells out a network of huge converted facilities to expedite deportations

(Newser) - The next phase of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown may look less like a prison network and more like a national warehouse grid. According to a draft government solicitation obtained by the Washington Post , Immigration and Customs Enforcement is exploring contracts to convert industrial warehouses into high-capacity detention centers...

Santa Claus Is an ICE Agent in Ad Pushing Self-Deportation

AI-generated ad notes self-deportation bonus has been tripled for the holiday season

(Newser) - Santa Claus in tactical gear is the unlikely star of a new US Immigration and Customs Enforcement holiday campaign, the Independent reports. In an AI-generated video released by ICE, a muscular, bulletproof vest-wearing Santa Claus—complete with red suit, white beard, and weapons—is shown working alongside officers to detain...

SCOTUS Rules Against Trump on National Guard

Justices won't let him send troops to Chicago

(Newser) - The Supreme Court has put the brakes on one of President Trump's more aggressive law-and-order moves. In an unsigned order Tuesday, the court blocked the president from sending National Guard troops into Chicago to protect Immigration and Customs Enforcement personnel, CNN reports. "At this preliminary stage, the government...

DHS Triples 'Exit Bonus' to Migrants to $3K

DHS chief Kristi Noem say those who remain in US will face harsher treatment

(Newser) - The federal government is sweetening the deal for undocumented immigrants who choose to leave on their own—and threatening a harsher path for those who don't. The Department of Homeland Security has boosted its one-time "exit bonus" for migrants who voluntarily depart the US from $1,000 to...

At LA Home Depot, a Painful Surprise for Day Laborers

Advocates slam high-pitch noise devices, say they cause physical harm like headaches and nausea

(Newser) - A Home Depot in Los Angeles is under fire for using high-pitched noise devices that critics say are making life miserable for day laborers who gather outside the store looking for work. The nonprofit Instituto de Educacion Popular del Sur de California (IDEPSCA) says that three sound-emitting machines were installed...

TSA Provides Passenger Lists to Accelerate Deportations

Information had been used only for security screening, not for enforcement

(Newser) - Immigration officers have gained a powerful new tool at US airports: full access to lists of upcoming airline passengers. Under a program that began in March but had not been disclosed, the Transportation Security Administration regularly sends Immigration and Customs Enforcement the names of travelers who are scheduled to fly,...

ICE Detainee Tied to Press Secretary Has Message for Her

Brazilian national Bruna Ferreira alleges wrongful ICE detention, separation from 11-year-old son

(Newser) - The woman whose ICE detention unexpectedly drew in the White House press secretary is back home in Massachusetts—but she says she still hasn't seen her 11-year-old son. Bruna Ferreira, a 33-year-old Brazilian national and former fiancee of Michael Leavitt—the brother of White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt...

Abrego Garcia Makes It Through ICE Check-In

Judge ordered officials not to detain him again

(Newser) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia walked away after a scheduled appointment at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office on Friday to the cheers of a crowd assembled outside. Abrego Garcia appeared for the appointment at an ICE field office in Baltimore, some 14 hours after he was released from detention on...

Newsom Shares AI Clip of Trump, Aides in Handcuffs

California governor mocks ICE 'cuffing season' video amid musicians' backlash

(Newser) - Gavin Newsom just answered a White House "cuffing season" video with one of his own—this time putting President Trump in digital handcuffs. The California governor on Wednesday posted an AI-generated clip on X that shows Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, and deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller sitting...

ICE Releases Abrego Garcia, Complying With Judge's Order

She says he's been detained 'without lawful authority' since his return from El Salvador

(Newser) - Kilmar Abrego Garcia was freed from Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention in Pennsylvania on Thursday after a federal judge ordered his release. His attorney told the AP that Abrego Garcia left just before 5pm and was going to rejoin his family in Maryland. US District Judge Paula Xinis' decision earlier...

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