U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem speaks during a House of Representatives Homeland Security hearing entitled “Global Threats to the Homeland” at the Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2025.
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Sunday reiterated her claim that Renee Nicole Good, the American citizen shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents on Wednesday, was a domestic terrorist.
“If you look at the definition of domestic terrorism, it’s completely consistent with the situation on the ground,” Noem said in an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union.”
“This officer was struck by his own car, she used it as a weapon, and he protected his life, his colleagues and the public around him,” Noem said.
Good, 37, was shot Wednesday by an ICE agent in front of her vehicle after agents tried to remove her from the vehicle as she moved her SUV forward. The ICE officer has been identified as Jonathan Ross, two sources familiar with the investigation told MS Now.
Video of the incident was released Wednesday, sparking protests and widening national scrutiny of the Trump administration’s tactics in carrying out its plan to mass deport.
The administration and Noem have defended Ms. Ross, claiming Ms. Good tried to run her over with her car, and promised to bring more police officers to Minneapolis. The administration had already transferred more federal workers to the region following reports of widespread fraud in social services.
Pressed by CNN host Jake Tapper about why she was comfortable labeling Goode a domestic terrorist before the investigation into the shooting began, Noem said, “Everything I said was true and proven to be true,” without offering any evidence.
Democrats have threatened to impeach Noem over the killing, noting that an investigation into the incident is ongoing. On Thursday, state officials with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Enforcement alleged that the FBI is obstructing state-level investigations.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey called for an objective investigation into the incident in an interview Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press.”
“Let’s leave the investigation to an open-minded person,” he said. “Let’s not just let the federal government, the FBI or the Justice Department, do it.”
“I think we all need to speak up when the federal government is so quick to jump to a narrative instead of the truth,” Frey added.
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