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2 Army battalions put on standby for possible deployment to Minnesota

Tensions continued over the weekend in Minneapolis, as protesters clashed in the streets with law enforcement, following the second shooting there in about a week involving a federal officer.

The Department of Homeland Security said that on Wednesday, a federal law enforcement officer shot a person, who they say had fled a traffic stop and then, along with two other people, began attacking the officer.

That incident followed the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, on Jan. 7. DHS officials said Good was allegedly attempting to run over law enforcement officers when an ICE officer fatally shot her -- a claim that local officials have disputed.

ByPierre Thomas, Jack Date, Luke Barr and Isabella Murray ABCNews logo
Jan 16, 2026, 11:35 PM GMT

Federal probe opened into Minneapolis mayor, Minnesota governor: Officials

A federal investigation has been opened into Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz into whether they have been obstructing federal law enforcement activities in the state, according to multiple U.S. officials.

ABC News has reached out to both the mayor and governor for comment and hasn't heard back.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, right, walks with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey outside the Annunciation Catholic School following a shooting Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, right, walks with Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey outside the Annunciation Catholic School following a shooting Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025, in Minneapolis.
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Jan 16, 2026, 11:28 PM GMT

'ICE needs to get off our streets': Dem lawmakers slam Trump administration

A group of House Democrats and Minnesota's two Democratic senators, Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith, pushed back on the Trump administration's deployment of ICE and actions in the state during a "shadow hearing" and subsequent news conference held in Minneapolis on Friday.

"ICE needs to get off our streets. They are causing confusion, chaos and fear," Klobuchar said during the hearing.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey walks past a Somali care center and mosque on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Minneapolis.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey walks past a Somali care center and mosque on Friday, Jan. 16, 2026, in Minneapolis.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has come under consistent attack from President Trump, said the administration is "operating outside the bounds of law."

Mayor Jacob Frey was among the witnesses who testified during the shadow hearing.

"This is not about immigration. This is about sewing chaos on the streets of Minnesota," Frey said. "We in Minneapolis are suffering the brunt of it right now."
The mayor added that as soon as federal agents leave, "we will have peace, we will have safety and order will be restored."

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Jan 16, 2026, 7:07 PM GMT

Approval ratings on ICE, Trump's handling of immigration, Noem

A Quinnipiac poll found 57% of voters disapproving of how ICE is enforcing immigration laws, with 40% approving, largely unchanged from Quinnipiac's previous polling in July. Most Democrats and independents disapprove of how ICE is enforcing laws; most Republicans approve.

A 58% majority disapproves of how Trump is handling immigration, while 42% approve, exactly the same as CNN measured in July.

The same poll found a slim 52% majority of Americans saying Trump's efforts to deport immigrants living in the U.S. illegally have gone too far, 31% said they have been about right and just 16% said they have not gone far enough.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem listens as President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House, Monday, Nov. 17, 2025, in Washington.

The CNN poll found 61% of Americans disapproving of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's handling of her job, with just 38% approving -- worse than what Quinnipiac found among registered voters, more of whom voiced no opinion than in CNN's poll (36% approved, 52% disapproved).

The Quinnipiac poll was conducted Jan. 8-12 among 1,133 registered voters and has a margin of error of +/- 3.7 percentage points.

The CNN poll was conducted Jan. 9-12 among 1,209 U.S. adults with an error margin of +/- 3.1 percentage points.

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Jan 16, 2026, 7:00 PM GMT

Majority of Americans say ICE agent's shooting of Good was unjustified and inappropriate

A set of recently released polls found Americans largely at odds with the Trump administration and its defense of an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent who fatally shot Minneapolis woman Renee Good.

A Quinnipiac University poll found 53% of registered voters saying the shooting of Good was not justified, 35% saying it was justified and 12% with no opinion. Over 9 in 10 Democrats and roughly 6 in 10 independents said the shooting was not justified, but over three-quarters of Republicans said it was.

Similarly, a CNN poll found a 56% majority of Americans saying the shooting was an inappropriate use of force, with just 26% saying it was appropriate. Another 18% said they hadn't heard enough to say. About half (51%) said that the fatal shooting reflects bigger problems with the way ICE is operating. 

An ICE agent identified as Jonathan Ross is seen moments after Renee Good was fatally shot in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026.
An ICE agent identified as Jonathan Ross is seen moments after Renee Good was fatally shot in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026.

The CNN poll also found 51% of Americans saying ICE enforcement actions were making cities less safe, with 31% saying they were making cities safer and 18% saying ICE was having little effect on safety.

There's a partisan split here, with 82% of Democrats and Democratic-leaning independents saying ICE enforcement was making cities less safe and 67% of Republicans and Republican-leaning independents saying it was making cities safer.

More Americans said in the CNN poll that they were concerned about crackdowns against those protesting deportations (47%) rather than the protests getting out of hand (37%).

And Americans voiced little trust in the federal government to carry out a fair and thorough investigation of the shooting in Minneapolis, according to the CNN poll, with 62% saying they had just some or no trust at all -- including nearly half (47%) who said they had no trust at all. Just 17% said they trust the government "a great deal" to investigate the shooting.

In all, according to the Quinnipiac poll, 82% of U.S. voters have seen the video of Good being fatally shot by the ICE agent.