The Michelle Kang Podcast

Not One More Death


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On Sunday 1/11, despite freezing temperatures and relentless wind, everyday people gathered in Lawrenceville, Gwinnett County, to join the national rally calling for ICE OUT—for good. They came in solidarity. And they came to say that what happened to Renee Nicole Good must never happen again.

Renee Nicole Good was 37 years old.

She was a mother of three.

She was a poet.

She was a U.S. citizen.

On Wednesday morning around 9:30 a.m., Renee was shot and killed by an ICE agent on a quiet residential street in south Minneapolis—less than a mile from where George Floyd was murdered in 2020. Video footage and eyewitness accounts show an ICE agent firing three shots into Renee’s SUV before it crashed, as neighbors screamed for agents to stop.

Renee’s killing is the result of unchecked power and failed policy. Under Donald Trump, ICE was emboldened to operate above the law—shielded from accountability, militarized in its approach, and increasingly indifferent to human rights. What began as aggressive enforcement in immigrant communities has escalated into something far more dangerous: a federal agency whose actions now threaten the safety of everyone.

Let us be clear: Renee Good was a U.S. citizen.

Yet she was still killed by ICE.

Her family is now left grieving a life stolen far too soon. Her children must grow up without their mother—not because of justice or necessity, but because of reckless policy choices.

And still, the violence continues.

Even after Renee’s death, ICE has expanded militarized raids across the country, terrorizing communities and eroding trust. In response, the mayor of Minneapolis has called for ICE to leave the city altogether—an extraordinary demand that reflects the depth of public outrage and fear.

This is the human cost of reckless ICE policies.

Policies that terrorize neighborhoods.

Policies that normalize violence.

Policies that weaponize federal power against everyday Americans.

As a Democrat—and as your neighbor—I refuse to accept a system that treats any human life as expendable.

This is not an isolated tragedy. It is a national crisis.

That is why I am asking you to act. Join community partners across the country as we lift our voices and say:

Not one more death at the hands of ICE.

Not in our cities.

Not in our communities.

Not anywhere in this country.



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The Michelle Kang PodcastBy Michelle Kang