IL Congresswoman Wants DHS Secretary Impeached After Deadly ICE Shooting In Minneapolis

An Illinois congresswoman has said she will call for the impeachment of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem after a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis on Wednesday.

"I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy," U.S. Representative Robin Kelly, an Illinois Democrat representing the 2nd Congressional District, announced on X. "She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.

"... I refuse to stay silent while Secretary Noem breaks the rule of law and terrorizes our communities," she continued.

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis Wednesday, an encounter that has sparked outrage from both sides of the political spectrum.

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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said that ICE officers were conducting targeted operations near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue when individuals began blocking officers. DHS alleged a woman used a vehicle in an attempt to strike ICE officers, prompting an ICE officer to fire what the agency described as defensive shots. DHS said the person was hit and later died.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said claims that the shooting was an act of self-defense are false after reviewing video of the incident.

Several graphic videos of the shooting have been uploaded to social media.

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem described the woman’s actions as an act of domestic terrorism, Patch previously reported.

"It was an act of domestic terrorism," Noem said, as reported by Fox9 Minneapolis-St. Paul. "They were attempting to push out their vehicle and a woman attacked them and those surrounding them, and attempted to run them over and rammed them with her vehicle. An officer of ours acted quickly, and defensively shot to protect himself and the people around him. My understanding is she was hit, and is deceased. This goes to show the assaults that our ICE officers and law enforcement are under every single day. These vehicle rammings are domestic acts of terrorism. We will continue to protect our ICE officers."

President Donald Trump also then called it an act of self-defense.

"The woman driving the car was very disorderly, obstructing and resisting, who then violently, willfully, and viciously ran over the ICE Officer, who seems to have shot her in self-defense," President Donald Trump said in a statement.

In a release issued Wednesday, Kelly said she would file three articles of impeachment against Noem.

“Secretary Kristi Noem is an incompetent leader, a disgrace to our democracy, and I am impeaching her for obstruction of justice, violation of public trust, and self-dealing," the statement reads. "Secretary Noem wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area, and now, her rogue ICE agents have unleashed that same destruction in Minneapolis, fatally shooting Renee Nicole Good. From Chicago to Charlotte to Los Angeles to Minneapolis, Secretary Noem is violating the Constitution while ruining—and ending—lives, and separating families. It’s one thing to be incompetent and dangerous, but it’s impeachable to break the rule of law. I told my constituents and Chicagoans that I would fight against Secretary Noem’s agenda. This is me fighting back.”

Frey accused federal officials of lying about the shooting in south Minneapolis, saying he has viewed video that contradicts the federal government’s account.

"They are already trying to spin this as an action of self-defense. Having seen the video myself, I want to tell everybody directly, that is bull****," Frey said.

The fatal shooting triggered a joint investigation by the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and the FBI. On Thursday, the state agency said federal authorities had reversed course, removing its top investigators had been removed from the investigation.

Federal officials decided the investigation would be led solely by the FBI, and the BCA would no longer be given access to case materials, physical evidence or investigative interviews. Without full access, Evans said the BCA could not meet Minnesota’s investigative standards or the expectations of the public.

"As a result, the BCA has reluctantly withdrawn from the investigation," Evans said.

A GoFundMe to support Good's wife and son has raised more than $625,000 as of Thursday morning.