# The ICE shootings in Minneapolis (1/7/2026) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Created:** [January 8, 2026, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461 "2026-01-08T05:32:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 30
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/593 "2026-01-14T18:49:20Z")
> [@Aeschines](#): > > He may indeed have received a glancing blow from the SUV (that he caused himself) He may also have never been hit. I’m not willing to accept anything from this administration. Maybe they did find a bruise. It doesn’t mean it was caused by this incident (how many of those yahoos have fallen while walking on black ice?) ---
**Author:** ![Aeschines](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aeschines/32/16251_2.png) [@Aeschines](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Aeschines)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/594 "2026-01-14T18:53:45Z")
Oh, I don’t trust anything they say either. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/595 "2026-01-14T21:49:52Z")
> [@Dinsdale](#): > > I trust nothing from the admin either. And any injury that occurred was ridiculusly minor. And clearly did not warrant the response. But a bunch of you please consider whether you wish to acknowledge that he may have received a glancing blow. Because I thought the certainty upthread was that he didn’t. People are simply avoiding getting in trouble by outright saying “I don’t care, he’s a Nazi and deserves anything that happens to him”. But I expect they are _thinking_ it. And giving the ongoing provocations by ICE it’s only a matter of time before people start acting on it in real life, and things really blow up. ICE is just too collectively stupid to see that they are useful idiots being set up as human sacrifices to provide a justification for a crackdown. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/596 "2026-01-15T00:11:06Z")
Top. Men. > **[Anti-Trump US reporter says she was offered job at ICE after ‘minimal vetting’](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/14/slate-reporter-ice-job-offer)** > > Slate journalist Laura Jedeed documented hiring process and said she got offer despite not completing paperwork It’s a quick read, but worth it. It’s the old Mirror Test: if you can fog a mirror, you’re hired! ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/597 "2026-01-15T00:25:30Z")
Thanks. I’m going to share that elsewhere. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/598 "2026-01-15T00:36:45Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > It’s a quick read, but worth it. No, she wasnt “offered a job”, she was just in stage 5 of 5 for “onboarding” which if you note in her video has at least 4 more steps-Physical, drug test, Medical and Background investigation. So, she finished the initial steps of Onboarding, enough so that she has an offer to go forward with her application. They cant do the Physical, drug test, Medical and Background investigation parts until you have accepted the initial offer. Those steps get pretty involved and you give up some rights in doing those, so that is why it is done like that. There also will be another interview after those steps, unless she fails. So her “offer” was to agree to go forward with the rather invasive steps. ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/599 "2026-01-15T00:54:45Z")
> [@Meatwater](#): > > Also didn’t something similar happen when the Air Traffic Controllers tried to strike against Reagan? Yet that didn’t stop him too much. Correct me if I’m wrong. I remember when that happened. It was infamous. The air traffic controllers struck for better working conditions. Not in opposition to illegal orders. They didn’t resign, but instead sought collective bargaining. Reagan simply fired them. That was as different as can be. ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 1:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/600 "2026-01-15T01:02:40Z")
Do you allow for the possibility that the norms, practices, processes, and procedures with which you’re familiar may have changed, and that current practices – particularly within Homeland Security – may have changed in order to “better align with the policy priorities and directives of President Trump and his administration?” ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/601 "2026-01-15T01:19:02Z")
Americans are overwhelmingly not buying the line that Trump is putting out on this incident. Even folks on the right, who do mostly support ICE in this, aren’t giving strong support. > **[5 takeaways from new polls of the Minneapolis ICE shooting | CNN Politics](https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/14/politics/minneapolis-ice-shooting-polls-takeaways)** > > After an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis one week ago, reactions on social media and among politicians and political influencers rapidly polarized. Also, I found this interesting. A statement from ICE, last updated a year ago, slamming people for inaccurately claiming that ICE performs such actions as conducting raids, door-to-door searches, and roadblocks. They declare that acting in such a way is a violation of federal policy and they reject such accusations. > **[Archived: Misinformation concerning ICE operations generates unnecessary fear...](https://www.ice.gov/news/releases/misinformation-concerning-ice-operations-generates-unnecessary-fear-local-community-0)** > > ICE encourages public leaders, advocacy groups and the community to share accurate information to ensure the safety of both those utilizing public transportation and those charged with ensuring their safety while aboard. Fast forward a year later where they’re openly doing exactly what they said they would never do. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/602 "2026-01-15T02:42:09Z")
There might be another shooting now in Minneapolis. > **[Minneapolis officials investigate reports of another shooting involving...](https://nypost.com/2026/01/14/us-news/minneapolis-officials-investigate-reports-of-another-shooting-involving-federal-agents/)** > > Minneapolis officials said that they are looking into a reported “shooting involving federal law enforcement” in the northern part of the Twin Cities on Wednesday evening. [https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/breaking-another-shooting-involving-federal-law-enforcement-in-minneapolis](https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-news/breaking-another-shooting-involving-federal-law-enforcement-in-minneapolis) > **[Officials working to confirm details about reported Minneapolis shooting...](https://kstp.com/kstp-news/top-news/officials-working-to-confirm-details-about-reported-minneapolis-shooting-involving-federal-law-enforcement/)** > > City officials are looking into reports that federal law enforcement was involved in a shooting in North Minneapolis on Wednesday night. [https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/ice-in-minnesota/reports-shooting-involving-federal-law-enforcement-in-north-minneapolis/89-f0dc3033-f01c-4870-961a-369dc16bde21](https://www.kare11.com/article/news/local/ice-in-minnesota/reports-shooting-involving-federal-law-enforcement-in-north-minneapolis/89-f0dc3033-f01c-4870-961a-369dc16bde21) Very few details on it at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Win\_Place\_Show](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/win_place_show/32/13469_2.png) [@Win\_Place\_Show](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Win_Place_Show)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/603 "2026-01-15T02:48:16Z")
MSNBC Now has a camera crew and correspondent gal right in the middle of all the Minneapolis chaos going on. This is horrifying bullshit. Still no word on the circumstances of the shooting at all. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/604 "2026-01-15T02:53:23Z")
Meanwhile, Bondi is trying to play the “You can’t quit, you’re fired” card on the prosecutors who resigned. > **[Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com)](https://bsky.app/profile/atrupar.com/post/3mcgjsp7kxd25)** > > Bondi: "What happened in Minnesota -- we had 6 prosecutors who suddenly decided they didn't want to support the men and women in ICE. One of them was busy doing a photo shoot with the New York Times while ICE was out there risking their lives ...... ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/605 "2026-01-15T02:53:47Z")
The story – what little there is – is sounding a lot like the recent shootings in Portland: > **[LIVE UPDATES | ICE-involved shooting in Minneapolis injures person](https://www.fox9.com/news/minneapolis-ice-shooting-federal-law-enforcement-north-minneapolis-jan-14)** > > A person from Venezuela was reportedly shot by federal officials in north Minneapolis Wednesday night. This comes exactly a week after an ICE officer fatally shot Renee Good. Find live updates on the incident here. ---
**Author:** ![Ellecram](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellecram/32/18948_2.png) [@Ellecram](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellecram)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/606 "2026-01-15T02:54:36Z")
Meidas Touch has a reporter on the periphery. There seems to be a standoff at the line between protestors and whatever poses for law enforcement/ICE. They appear to be aiming weapons at the media and protestors. Reports of law enforcement shooting rubber bullets and propellants. Makes my blood boil. Simply appalling. ---
**Author:** ![Smapti](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/smapti/32/17938_2.png) [@Smapti](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smapti)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/607 "2026-01-15T03:01:38Z")
> FOX News reporter Bill Melugin, citing law enforcement sources, says ICE was involved in another shooting. He is told ICE was making contact with a person who then allegedly assaulted an officer. Shots were fired, and the suspect ran. Melugin says the person is believed to be Venezuelan and is stable. They are now in custody. > > The Associated Press is reporting, citing sources, the person was shot in the leg after they attacked the federal office with a shovel during an arrest. So the suspect ran away and was shot while fleeing, but they also attacked the Gestapo with a shovel so it was self-defense? I’m gonna go out on a limb and say the secret police are lying. And in the leg, you say? Hmm, I wonder where I’ve heard that before… > **[Donald Trump 'suggested shooting migrants in the legs'](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-49901878)** > > He pushed aides towards extreme methods of deterring crossings at the southern border, a book says. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 3:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/608 "2026-01-15T03:55:14Z")
> [@DavidNRockies](#): > > Do you allow for the possibility that the norms, practices, processes, and procedures with which you’re familiar may have changed, and that current practices – particularly within Homeland Security – may have changed in order to “better align with the policy priorities and directives of President Trump and his administration?” Sure, they shortened the training for one. But read her tweet. It clearly shows 4 more steps to go. I suppose you can cann it “an offer”- it is an offer to continue with the hiring process. ---
**Author:** ![nearwildheaven](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/90db22/32.png) [@nearwildheaven](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nearwildheaven)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/609 "2026-01-15T03:58:01Z")
A press conference is scheduled around 10:15PM Central time, about 18 minutes from now. As for the job, that she went as far as she did with no apparent vetting says a lot. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/610 "2026-01-15T04:02:44Z")
> [@nearwildheaven](#): > > As for the job, that she went as far as she did with no apparent vetting says a lot. The vetting occurs in the next four steps- especially the background check. Afterwards their is a psych eval and a final interview. According to her, she likely wont even pass the drug test, but I doubt if she will go forward with the next 4 steps as they get very invasive and you have to sign away some rights. She is a Military Veteran, so that is vetting right there. ---
**Author:** ![steronz](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steronz/32/11765_2.png) [@steronz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/steronz)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/611 "2026-01-15T04:08:19Z")
Did you read the article (the original Slate article, not Guardian link)? She said she ignored the drug test and physical emails and she was later moved straight to a hired status. They somehow skipped all the steps you’re talking about. Would they have caught it eventually? Who knows. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2026, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461/612 "2026-01-15T04:12:53Z")
> [@steronz](#): > > Did you read the article (the original Slate article, not Guardian link)? She said she ignored the drug test and physical emails and she was later moved straight to a hired status. They somehow skipped all the steps you’re talking about. Did you read her Tweet where she said she was offered the job? > [@steronz](#): > > Did you read the article (the original Slate article, not Guardian link)? That article is for subscribers only. Read her tweet. It shows clearly there are four more steps. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461.md?page=29) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ice-shootings-in-minneapolis-1-7-2026/1026461.md?page=31)