Statement on the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE in Minneapolis

The killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE in Minneapolis is devastating. We grieve with her family and community.

This tragedy is not an isolated incident. It is part of a long and well-documented pattern of violence caused by ICE’s enforcement practices. In 2025 alone, at least 32 people died in ICE custody or as a direct result of ICE enforcement, deaths that rarely receive sustained national attention.

For immigrant communities, this violence is not new, sudden, or shocking. It is historical and ongoing. Make no mistake, the immigration enforcement system and the prison-industrial complex are deeply entwined. This authoritarian regime strategically scapegoats immigrants to legitimize its own agenda, using policing and prisons to subdue the population, reaping untold profits at our expense. It is predictable. And it is the result of an immigration system built on force, impunity, and dehumanization. We cannot stand for it.

ICE does not make our communities safer. It has repeatedly been shown that militarized enforcement puts lives at risk, particularly the lives of immigrants, Black and brown people, and those with the least protection or visibility.

From Oregon to Minnesota, we demand an end to institutions and practices that treat human lives as collateral damage. Accountability must mean more than outrage after tragedy; it must mean dismantling the systems that make these deaths inevitable.

Let us rise together with all communities who live under the constant threat of ICE violence, whether or not their stories make headlines.