Are ICE officers doing what they’re trained to do?
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🗓️ 13 January 2026
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
Conflicting narratives of Renée Good’s killing in Minneapolis have quickly emerged – federal officials claim the ICE officer who shot her was acting in self-defense, while others believe her death was easily avoidable and that ICE’s tactics are overly aggressive.
Host Martine Powers speaks with immigration reporter Maria Sacchetti about how law enforcement officials are scrutinizing the shooting and what accountability in this case could look like.
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| 0:00.0 | Renee Good was behind the wheel of her SUV last Wednesday. |
| 0:05.7 | Just blocks from her home in Minneapolis |
| 0:07.8 | where ICE officers were facing off with residents. |
| 0:12.4 | Good never made it home. |
| 0:14.1 | After one of those ICE officers, Jonathan Ross opened fire. |
| 0:21.4 | Multiple videos have emerged of that fatal encounter, and some things are clear. |
| 0:27.8 | According to a post analysis, Goode's SUV did move toward Officer Ross, who is standing in |
| 0:34.6 | front of her car. |
| 0:36.8 | Ross was also able to move out of her way |
| 0:39.6 | since he fired at least two of the three shots |
| 0:43.2 | from the side of her car. |
| 0:45.6 | But a lot of the other details |
| 0:47.9 | of what happened before and during those moments |
| 0:51.4 | are still in dispute. |
| 0:54.0 | Federal officials say Ross acted in self-defense |
| 0:56.8 | and accused Good of trying to run him over. |
| 1:00.5 | Some community members and lawmakers say |
| 1:02.8 | Good's death was preventable, |
| 1:05.6 | that she was just trying to drive away. |
| 1:08.6 | This singular incident has raised bigger questions |
| 1:12.3 | about how ICE trains its officers, |
| 1:15.4 | especially now that President Donald Trump |
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