FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
News from Progress Michigan
January 8, 2026
Contact: Levi Teitel, levi@progressmichigan.org
ICE Killing In Minneapolis is the Predictable Outcome of a Lawless Immigration System
MICHIGAN – On Thursday, Progress Michigan released the following statement following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the false narrative being spun by the administration:
“Yesterday’s horrific killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE in broad daylight in Minneapolis was not an accident,” said Levi Teitel, Progress Michigan’s communications coordinator. “It was the predictable outcome of an immigration system that rewards aggression, shields agents from accountability, and is built on a system of racial violence.”
“This is not public safety. When ICE is given free rein and oversight is stripped away, routine encounters escalate into deadly force,” continued Teitel. “The agent who pulled the trigger did not act in isolation. He acted within a system designed to excuse misconduct and dehumanize immigrant communities. It is reprehensible that this administration is now spreading lies about what happened, as if the video evidence does not directly contradict their claims. The footage clearly shows an unarmed person attempting to move out of the way before an ICE agent fired point-blank through the windshield. Distorting the truth to protect violence only deepens the harm and erodes any remaining trust in federal authorities.”
The organization is also calling attention to a January 8 tweet from Michigan’s Republican Senate Minority Leader and 2026 gubernatorial candidate Aric Nesbitt, in which he pledges to “stand 100% with ICE.”
“Nesbitt’s stance of unquestioning support for ICE would be dangerous and unacceptable in the best of times,” continued Teitel. “Choosing to post it while the nation is still reeling from news of a gruesome murder by ICE is despicable, and shows once again that Nesbitt will do or say nearly anything to ingratiate himself with Trump and the far right.
“We stand with the Minnesota communities that continue to show what real safety looks like by organizing, documenting, and defending their neighbor’s constitutional rights, standing in sharp contrast to the fear and violence imposed by this administration and acted upon by ICE.”
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