Minneapolis ICE shooting raises questions about agents' legal authority

The fatal shooting of U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis has sparked anti-ICE protests and renewed questions about federal agents’ powers, Time reports. Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot by Jonathan Ross, an Army veteran and Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer with more than 10 years’ experience, while attempting to drive away during a protest last week.

The Department of Homeland Security defended Ross, saying Good “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism,” but videos of the interaction appear to show Ross positioned to the side of Good’s vehicle and her wheels turned away from him when he fired.

Legal experts interviewed in the report said the federal government has exclusive authority over immigration enforcement but that state cooperation and resources can be limited. Many ICE arrests use administrative warrants, and agents sometimes detain people without traditional warrants if they believe a person is unlawfully in the U.S.

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Politics, Renee Nicole Good, Jonathan Ross, Ice, Dhs, Minneapolis