More federal agents to be sent to Minnesota after shooting, Trump administration says

The Trump administration said it would send “hundreds” of federal officers to Minneapolis, days after the death of a woman who was shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in the city.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told Fox News that “hundreds more people” would be deployed to the area “to ensure that our ICE and Border Patrol employees who work in Minneapolis can do so safely.”

Protests against immigration enforcement took place in cities across the US after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot in her car on Wednesday.

The Trump administration says the agent acted in self-defense. Local authorities insist the woman poses no danger.

Noem said officers would be arriving “today and tomorrow” and warned that action would be taken if people tried to impede their work.

“If they engage in violent activity against law enforcement, if they impede our operations, that is a crime and we will hold them accountable for those consequences,” he said.

Protesters gathered in Minneapolis on Saturday, and anti-ICE protests also took place elsewhere in the US, including Austin, Seattle, New York and Los Angeles.

Minneapolis police estimated that “tens of thousands of people” attended the “ICE out of Minnesota” rally and march that began Saturday in Powderhorn Park.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said the protest was “peaceful.”

Police said 31 people were arrested following protests on Friday and Saturday.

Minnesota has seen an increase in the number of federal law enforcement officers as the Trump administration increased immigration enforcement in the state.

Speaking to CNN, Noem also doubled down on her assessment that Good had committed an act of “domestic terrorism,” saying he “weaponized” his car to attack ICE agents.

In response to his comments, Frey told CNN: “Anyone can see that this victim was not a domestic terrorist” and that his actions were those of someone trying to make a three-point turn to flee the scene.

The Minneapolis mayor added that the city’s local law enforcement is “outnumbered by ICE agents and beyond.”

On Sunday, Democratic Minnesota senator Tina Smith accused the Trump administration of trying to cover up the attack.

“I think what we’re seeing here is the federal government, Kristi Noem, Vice President Vance, and Donald Trump trying to cover up what happened here,” Smith told ABC News.

“I don’t think people here and around the country believe that,” he added.

White House press secretary Abigail Jackson accused Smith of lying in a statement, saying: “Tina’s lies only serve to further escalate tensions and incite violence against law enforcement.”

Videos of the incident show ICE agents approaching a car in the middle of the street and ordering the woman behind the wheel to get out of the SUV. One of the agents pulls the driver’s side door handle.

As the vehicle tries to move, one of the agents in the front of the car points his gun at the driver and several gunshots are heard.

The vehicle then moved away from the police and crashed into the side of the street.

Good’s wife told local media that the two went to the scene of immigration enforcement to support their neighbor.

The officer who shot at Good was Jonathan Ross, a veteran ICE agent who had previously been injured in the line of duty when he was struck by a car.

The FBI said it would investigate the attack.

On Friday, Minnesota officials said they would open their own investigation after saying they were excluded from the federal investigation. Earlier, US Vice President JD Vance said the investigation was a federal matter.