Minneapolis ICE shooting updates: Over 3,000 arrested in Minnesota, DHS says

Thousands have been arrested since Operation Metro Surge began in December.

ByKevin Shalvey, Meredith Deliso, Ivan Pereira, and Jon Haworth
Last Updated: January 18, 2026, 2:39 PM EST

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.

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Jan 16, 2026, 6:25 PM EST

Federal probe opened into Minneapolis mayor, Minnesota governor: Officials

PHOTO: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to reporters at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Jan. 5, 2026. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks during a press conference in Minneapolis, Jan. 9, 2026.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz speaks to reporters after he announced that he would not seek reelection, at the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn. Jan. 5, 2026. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey speaks during a press conference, following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, in Minneapolis, Jan. 9, 2026.
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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.

In response, Walz said, "Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system and threatening political opponents is a dangerous, authoritarian tactic."

"The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her," he added. 

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

-ABC News' Pierre Thomas, Jack Date, Luke Barr and Isabella Murray

Jan 16, 2026, 5:27 PM EST

'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.

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

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, middle, speaks during a field hearing on immigration, Jan. 16, 2026, in St. Paul, Minn.
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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."

-ABC News' Lauren Peller

Jan 16, 2026, 1:38 PM EST

Trump says there's no reason 'right now' to use the Insurrection Act

President Donald Trump told reporters on Friday that he doesn't think he needs to use the Insurrection Act right now in Minnesota despite his recent threats to use it against protestors in the state who are rallying against ICE.

President Donald Trump takes questions from reporters before departing on Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House, Jan. 16, 2026, in Washington.
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"If I needed it, I'd use it. I don't think there's any reason right now to use it, but if I needed it, I'd use it. It's very powerful," he said.

-ABC News' Isabella Murray

Jan 16, 2026, 12:09 PM EST

Trump continues to bash Minnesota leaders

President Donald Trump continued attacks on Minnesota's Democratic leaders over the unrest in the state following the fatal shooting of Renee Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

The president said in a social media post that the "Troublemakers, Agitators, and Insurrectionists are, in many cases, highly paid professionals."

A woman holds up a sign as federal immigration officers confront protesters outside Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, Jan. 15, 2026, in Minneapolis.
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"The Governor and Mayor don't know what to do, they have totally lost control, and our currently being rendered, USELESS! If, and when, I am forced to act, it will be solved, QUICKLY and EFFECTIVELY!," Trump said.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who have previously called on the president to turn down his rhetoric, didn't immediately have a response to the post.

-ABC News' Lalee Ibssa

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