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Jan 15, 2026

Ocasio-Cortez Accuses ICE of ‘Assassinating Young Mother’ in Minneapolis

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents of “assassinating a young mother in the street” during a heated exchange with reporters. The comments followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday, Mediaite reported.

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An ICE agent identified as Jonathan Ross shot and killed Good on Wednesday during a disputed incident that was captured on video.

Trump and senior administration officials have publicly criticized Good since the shooting while defending the actions of the agent involved.

Ocasio-Cortez was asked Friday on Capitol Hill to respond to Republican claims that the shooting occurred because Good interfered with ICE operations.

“What would you say to your Republican colleagues, just the fact that they say that if these people would follow the law and not get involved with ICE and try and disrupt them collecting people who are here illegally?” a reporter asked.

After asking for the question to be repeated, Ocasio-Cortez responded sharply.

“I would not say that assassinating a young mother of three in the street is part of ICE’s mandate,” she said.

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“ICE specifically has a mandate that has nothing to do with going after U.S. citizens,” she said.

Ocasio-Cortez urged the public to review the video footage of the incident.

“Watch that video for yourself and you will see a woman trying to back up her vehicle and leave a volatile scene,” she said. “And she was met with three bullets to the face.”

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“You tell me, and any law enforcement officer in the country worth their salt can tell you, that that is not how you handle that situation,” she claimed, though several police officers and police leaders have already publicly disagreed with her, including Chicago’s top cop.

Ocasio-Cortez also criticized ICE training standards and linked the agency’s practices to post-9/11 policies.

“This started with Patriot Act, post 9-11 violation of American civil liberties, and it continues in that stream,” she said.

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