Majority disapproves of ICE in poll released after Minneapolis shooting
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Majority disapproves of ICE in poll released after Minneapolis shooting
James Powel, USA TODAYJanuary 12, 2026 at 5:13 AM
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A majority of Americans say they disapprove of how Immigration and Customs Enforcement is "handling their job" in a poll conducted on the day ICE removal officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.
The YouGov poll, conducted on Jan. 7 and released the following day, showed that 40% of respondents "strongly disapproved" and 12% "somewhat disapprove" of how the agency is operating.
A separate poll from YouGov asking respondents to describe how they would describe "the tactics currently used by ICE" released Jan. 8 showed that 51% said they were "too forceful." The polls each surveyed 2,686 U.S. adults.
A YouGov poll taken in February 2025, just after President Donald Trump took office, showed ICE had a net favorability of 16 percentage points.
A protester draws "ICE Out" in chalk on the street near the Federal Building in Eugene Jan. 10, 2026.
The killing of Good and the injury of two people by Customs and Border Protection agents in Portland, Oregon on Jan. 8 sparked a wave of protests across the country that started Jan. 10.
The Department of Homeland Security and Trump administration officials have claimed both shootings were done in self-defense. Analysis of video from the scene of the shooting in Minneapolis done by the New York Times shows Good's vehicle appeared to be turning away from the officer.
Geoffrey Alpert, a professor of criminology at the University of South Carolina, previously told USA TODAY a full investigation into the killing of Good is needed, but said the video appears to contradict the Trump administration's description of the incident. "It clearly looks like she was driving away," Alpert said. "She turned her wheel and looked like she was trying to escape."
Protests in the city continued Saturday after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed on January 7 by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis.
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facility revoked while touring the building in Minneapolis where the Department of Homeland Security has been headquartering operations in the state.
" style=padding-bottom:56%>U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN) (L), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (C), and Rep. Angie Craig (R) hold a press conference outside of the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on January 10, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Annie Craig had their access to a federal detention facility revoked while touring the building in Minneapolis where the Department of Homeland Security has been headquartering operations in the state.
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U.S. Rep. Kelly Morrison (D-MN) (L), Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) (C), and Rep. Angie Craig (R) hold a press conference outside of the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on January 10, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar and Annie Craig had their access to a federal detention facility revoked while touring the building in Minneapolis where the Department of Homeland Security has been headquartering operations in the state.
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1 / 7See anti-ICE protests in Minneapolis after Renee Good's fatal shooting
People confront an agent in an ICE vehicle near the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on January 10, 2026 in Minneapolis. Protests in the city continued Saturday after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed on January 7 by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis.
Video analysis: How the fatal ICE shooting in Minneapolis unfolded
Local officials in Minnesota and Oregon have called for state investigations into both shootings.
The shootings in the first full week of 2026 were the latest involving federal agents under the Trump administration’s aggressive – and often contentious approach – to immigration enforcement. Trump ran on a promise to enforce mass deportations and has deployed heavily-armed federal agents to cities to carry out his plans.
Contributing: Christopher Cann, Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY
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