WASHINGTON, District of Columbia — Congressional Democrats are escalating calls to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement following the fatal shooting of 37-year-old U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis, signaling that future Department of Homeland Security funding could be used as leverage.
The shooting occurred during what the Trump administration described as a large-scale immigration enforcement operation. While President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have characterized the killing as self-defense, videos circulating online show Good attempting to drive away as an officer fires multiple shots, then walks away uninjured.
Sen. Chris Murphy of Connecticut said Democrats could not support a DHS budget that fails to impose limits on ICE authority. Axios reported Murphy is preparing legislation that would require warrants for arrests, ban agents from wearing masks, and restrict Border Patrol activity far from the U.S. border.
The Minneapolis shooting has intensified scrutiny as reports emerged of another federal officer-involved shooting in Portland, Oregon. Democratic officials there have urged a pause to immigration enforcement operations.
According to Pew Research Center, 53 percent of Americans now say the Trump administration is doing “too much” on deportations, up from 44 percent earlier this year.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries called the killing “an abomination” and demanded a full federal investigation, while Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer echoed those calls but stopped short of committing to a funding standoff.
The dispute unfolds as Congress races to finalize remaining spending bills ahead of a January 30 deadline, including funding for DHS.
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