The department of homeland security (DHS) headed by Kristi Noem is also facing cracks when career officials and veteran agents come forward to speak out against the agencies inability to respond in a disturbing manner to the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
With the Secretary, derisively termed by the press as the “ICE Barbie,” instantly branding the 37-year-old mother a domestic terrorist, the insiders in the agency are actually shocked with the willingness to close the ranks and not follow the normal rules of conducting investigations. One of the veterans of ICE told CNN that he did not recognize his previous agency. “This is truly heartbreaking.”
The Insider Division: DHS Foundation Fissures.
The events that followed the January 7 shooting have demonstrated a rift between the political leadership and the career workforce. Several current and former DHS officials said privately that the Department was almost driven to defend Jonathan Ross, the ICE agent who shot and killed the suspect, immediately.
Why Staff are Speaking Out:
• The Domestic Terrorist Cracker tag: According to reports, career officials were stunned by the fact that a U.S citizen who had a clean criminal record was labeled a terrorist within a few hours of her death.
• A Pivot from Protocol: Experienced agents insist that shootings are infrequent and that a comprehensive investigation is an exhausting process because it must be reviewed prior to creating a public account.
• Internal Shock: The employees referred to the environment as toxic, where leadership was reportedly focused on political optic, and not on transparency.
The Human Cost: A Six Years old Orphan.
Under the political manoeuvre is the sad fact of a broken family. The immigrant raid did not target Renee Nicole Good who was an award-winning poet but had recently relocated to Portland Avenue in Minneapolis. She has left behind her youngest son, who is a six year old orphan, without his other parent.
According to former acting director, John Sandweg, the ERO (Enforcement and Removal Operations) unit that participated in the 30 day surge frequently lacked the extensive tactical medical training required to respond to such rare but high-stress violent situations, and that this is the cause of the heartbreaking delay in care.
Police Tactic: The S.R.T Thematic of Law Enforcement.
Jonathan Ross, the shooter, was part of a team at ICE called Special Response Team (SRT) which is a tactical unit. According to critics, 2,000 federal agents flooding residential areas have created a powder keg situation, as Mayor Jacob Frey would point out.
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Frey was quoted saying to federal authorities to Get the f—- out of Minneapolis and this was echoed by demonstrators who were shot at with pepper spray and pepper balls as they tried to capture the scene.
FAQs:
Who is Jonathan Ross?
Jonathan Ross is an 10 years ICE ERO Special Response Team member. He is a Iraq War veteran and had earlier been wounded in a car-dragging incident in 2025 (which the officials say changed his sensitivity during the Good incident).
What is a “Legal Observer”?
A legal observer is a self-designed volunteer who will record and observe law enforcement action, to foster transparency and protect constitutional rights. The city leaders affirm that Good was acting on this capacity.
Why is it only the FBI that is investigating?
The federal government changed its minds on a joint investigation with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) and gave the FBI exclusive access to evidence, a move Governor Tim Walz termed as very, very hard to get a fair result.
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