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Minneapolis ICE shooting becomes a flashpoint in Senate race as Democrats tangle over immigration

Minneapolis ICE shooting becomes a flashpoint in Senate race as Democrats tangle over immigration

Debate over the fatal incident quickly spurred divisions nationally about who was at fault. Closer to home, it became a key proving ground for Democrats running for U.S. Senate.
by Dana Ferguson

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Politics Friday: Tim Walz exit, ICE shooting puts glaring national spotlight on Minnesota

Politics Friday: Tim Walz exit, ICE shooting puts glaring national spotlight on Minnesota

Following the first full week of January in a critical election year, MPR News Politics editor Brian Bakst and his colleagues recap an exhausting and momentous week for the history books.
by Brian Bakst and Matthew Alvarez

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Shaken and reeling from another traumatic week, Minnesotans search for healing and hope

This was the week that shook Minnesota. Scars from a summer political assassination got ripped open. Minnesota’s governor retreated from his reelection campaign while voicing concern over a crush of federal actions. Then an immigration enforcement push took a deadly turn in Minneapolis.
by Dan Kraker and David Schaper

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Identity of ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman is confirmed, protests continue

Identity of ICE agent who shot Minneapolis woman is confirmed, protests continue

This story includes live updates from Jan. 8, 2026: NPR has confirmed the name of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement Officer who shot a Renee Macklin Good as Jonathan Ross by cross referencing court records.
by MPR News Staff

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Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city

Woman killed by ICE agent in Minneapolis was a mother of 3, poet and new to the city

The woman shot and killed by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis was a U.S. citizen and mother of a 6-year-old. In social media accounts, 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good described herself as a poet, writer, wife and mom. 
by The Associated Press

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Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in U.S. immigration crackdown

Driver shot in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person killed in U.S. immigration crackdown

A motorist who was fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis is at least the fifth person to die since the Trump administration launched its aggressive immigration crackdown last year. The Department of Homeland Security says the woman killed Wednesday was trying to run over officers with a vehicle.
by The Associated Press

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