Listen: One week after Renee Good killing, Minnesota Star Tribune reporters talk about how the ICE surge in Minnesota has unfolded

January 14, 2026
Federal agents stand with weapons along Portland Avenue in Minneapolis after an ICE agent fatally shot Renee Good on Jan. 7. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Three stories across three months explain how the deployment of federal agents to Minneapolis has escalated.

The Minnesota Star Tribune

One week after ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot and killed Minneapolis resident Renee Good during a brief encounter on Jan. 7, Minnesota streets have been flooded with federal officers, and confrontations with protesters have escalated.

Minnesota Star Tribune reporters Liz Sawyer, Louis Krauss and Sofia Barnett have been covering the deployment across the metro. They sat down with senior audio producer Melissa Townsend to dive deeper into the three months since ICE’s presence in Minnesota has ramped up.

This is the first in an occasional series of reporter roundtables, where we’ll take a step back to share what’s unfolded and what could be coming next.

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