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Today, Explained

Minneapolis vs. ICE

Today, Explained

Vox

News, Daily News, Politics

4.310.3K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Thousands of federal immigration officers have descended onto Minneapolis. The state is in a full-blown conflict with the Trump administration. What can Democratic leaders do, and what it would mean if Trump invoked the Insurrection Act there? This episode was produced by Jesse Ash, edited by Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Andrea Lopez-Cruzado and Danielle Hewitt, engineered by Shannon Mahoney, and hosted by Astead Herndon. A demonstrator holds a photo of Renee Nicole Good, the anti-ICE protester fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. Photo by ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP via Getty Images.  You can also watch this episode on video at ⁠⁠youtube.com/vox⁠⁠. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. New Vox members get $20 off their membership right now. Transcript at ⁠vox.com/today-explained-podcast.⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:57.7

Hi and welcome to Today Explained Saturday. I'm a Stead Herndon, and every week I'll be talking to someone in the news, in the culture,

1:02.4

or just exploring an idea I can't get out of my head.

1:05.4

This week, we're in Minneapolis, where thousands of federal immigration agents have descended

1:09.7

on the city in recent months.

1:11.9

And it's also the site of the fatal killing of Renee Good, the protester who was shot and killed

1:16.1

by ICE officers, actually not too far from here. By now, we've all seen the video, and we've heard

1:21.5

the statements from President Trump in this cabinet. But I wanted to dig in deeper into the context

1:26.1

behind this fatal encounter.

1:28.1

Why is ICE in Minneapolis in the first place?

1:30.5

What happens if Donald Trump invokes the Insurrection Act and what are Democrats going to do

1:34.5

to push back against federal officials?

1:37.2

So this week, I talked to Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, and I put all those

1:41.3

questions in front of him.

1:51.6

Thank you. And I put all those questions in front of him. Sir and General Keith Ellison, thank you for joining us, particularly at this difficult

1:55.8

time for your state.

1:56.8

Good to see us, Ted.

1:57.8

I wanted to talk to you not only because of the recent news, but also because you have had a history here in Minnesota. Sure. Also, the political questions, I think, have come up for Democrats, for you and others in response to Donald Trump's deployment here in Minnesota. Sounds good. Obviously, one of the unique things about this incident is how quickly the White House moved to place blame on the victim. Secretary of State Christy Nome said this was an act of domestic terrorism almost immediately.

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