Detroit City Council member seeks to ban or limit ICE operations after Minneapolis shooting
Closer look into ICE killing of Renee Nicole Good
With many unanswered questions swirling surrounding the deadly shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE agent, FOX 2 is taking a closer look at the actual video of the incident and breaking down the actions of the ICE agents with the help of former Detroit Police Department Deputy Chief Steve Dolunt, and examining the renewed debate over use of force.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - A Detroit City Council member is seeking to have Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations limited or banned in the city after an ICE agent shot and killed a woman in Minneapolis.
Councilmember Gabriela Santiago-Romero said Thursday that the city's Legislative Policy Division will be sent a memo with this request.
What they're saying:
"Unfortunately, yesterday we saw a terrorist attack from an agency that is lawless," Santiago-Romero said during a meeting Thursday. "We need to ensure that does not happen here in Detroit."
She is hoping to see limitations on ICE operations in Detroit, noting such limits could apply to schools or places of worship.
"We do hear often that people, as they're picking up their children, as they're going to a mosque, they're getting picked up by ICE," she said. "Or if we can limit any of that interaction on city property."
Santiago-Romero also released a statement which said that ICE agents need to immediately leave Minneapolis.
The backstory:
Santiago-Romero's requests come after an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
According to witnesses, a woman got into a red vehicle and there was one ICE agent on either side of the vehicle trying to get in, and a third ICE agent came and tried to yank on the driver's side door. One of the agents on the driver's side door backed away, and then opened fire, shooting three times through the driver's side window, witnesses said. One witness said the vehicle wasn't moving toward the agents. However, federal officials said ICE officers were "conducting targeted operations" when "rioters" blocked officers. One of the "rioters weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them."
Minneapolis ICE shooting: FBI blocks BCA from investigating
Tensions are rising as state leaders voice concerns over the FBI's exclusion of Minnesota's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension from the investigation into the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent.
Officials said an ICE officer who was "fearing for his life" fired "defensive shots" to save himself and his officers, killing the woman.
A video of the shooting shows a red Honda Pilot partially blocking the roadway as an ICE squad approaches. When agents approach the Honda, the woman attempts to drive away, moving toward an agent. When that happens, the agent fires three shots at the driver. Police say the driver was struck in the head. The agent appears to mostly avoid the vehicle as it speeds past and ends up crashing into a parked vehicle.
Civil Rights attorney analyzes fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis
Ven Johnson spoke about the tragic shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent, the self-defense claim and what the law says.
Local perspective:
The shooting has spurred tensions nationwide, including in Detroit, where a protest was held Wednesday.
Protests continue after ICE shoots & kills woman in Minneapolis
It was a day of protests in Minneapolis and across the country a day after an Immigration & Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed Renee Good. The Pulse takes a closer look at use-of-force, and why Minnesota might not be able to charge the officer at the state level.
Another protest is planned for Friday evening in Detroit as protesters call for changes in immigration practices in American cities.
The Source: This information is from a video posted by Gabriela Santiago-Romero and previous reporting.