Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed that the ICE officer involved in Wednesdays deadly Minneapolis confrontation had already survived a previous vehicular assault by an anti-ICE rioter in June.
According to Western Journal, the latest incident unfolded when a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good during an enforcement operation in Minneapolis, sparking outrage from Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. Their criticism of federal immigration authorities comes as tensions escalate between local progressive leaders and a federal government attempting to reassert control over immigration enforcement and public safety.
During a news conference, Noem warned that a surge in vehicle attacks on federal officers has reached an intolerable threshold and vowed that the administration will not permit the violence to continue unchecked. Over 100 of these vehicle rammings happen in just recent weeks, and this must stop. ICE alone is facing a 1,300 percent increase in assaults against them and an 8,000 percent increase in death threats against all of them, Noem said.
She underscored that the officer targeted on Wednesday had already been victimized earlier this year by a radical activist intent on obstructing immigration enforcement. In fact, the very same officer who was attacked today had previously been dragged by an anti-ICE rioter who had rammed him with a car and [dragged] him back in June. He sustained injuries at that time as well. And let me remind you why were all here in this city today and why weve been here.
Noem on Wednesday urged the Department of Justice to classify and prosecute vehicle attacks on law enforcement as acts of domestic terrorism, signaling a tougher federal stance against left-wing agitators who escalate protests into violence. People need to stop using their vehicles as weapons. This domestic act of terrorism to use your vehicle to try to kill law enforcement officers is going to stop, Noem told reporters.
She pressed further, insisting that federal prosecutors recognize the organized nature of these assaults and respond accordingly. And Im asking the Department of Justice to prosecute it as domestic terrorism because its clear that its being coordinated.
The Homeland Security chief alleged that organized networks are actively instructing activists on how to weaponize their cars against officers during immigration operations. People are being trained and told how to use their vehicles to impede law enforcement operations and then to run over anybody who gets in their way while they go out there and try to disrupt peace and public safety. And Americans deserve better, Noem added.
Federal immigration agents have recently expanded their footprint across the Minneapolis region after authorities uncovered what they describe as a sprawling Minnesota welfare-fraud scheme valued at a minimum of $9 billion. The alleged abuse of taxpayer-funded programs has fueled conservative concerns about systemic fraud, lax oversight, and the consequences of permissive immigration and welfare policies.
In response to the scandal, President Donald Trump announced that he would revoke Temporary Protected Status for Somalis implicated in the allegations, tying immigration benefits directly to compliance with U.S. law. His move reflects a broader conservative push to ensure that humanitarian protections are not exploited by those who defraud American taxpayers.
During a mid-December enforcement action linked to the broader crackdown, demonstrators surrounded ICE officers, creating a volatile standoff that forced agents to deploy paint-marking rounds to maintain their position. Deputies from the Hennepin County Sheriffs Office ultimately intervened, underscoring how local law enforcement is increasingly called upon to restore order when activist-driven unrest threatens both officers and the rule of law.
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