Renee Good, the woman who was killed by law enforcement after she jeopardized a federal immigration operation in Minneapolis, Renne Nicole Good, belonged to a Minneapolis-based “ICE Watch” group that trained their members to impede federal law enforcement operations.
DHS sources confirmed Good’s membership in the group on Friday. The group taught its members to track immigration enforcement efforts and interfere with agents through ways such as block law enforcement vehicles.
Anti-ICE groups, such as the one Good belonged to, have begun to emerge in migrant communities across the country in recent years. (RELATED: A New Food Pyramid Signals Major Reset in U.S. Nutrition Policy)
An anti-ICE Instagram account identified as “MN Ice Watch” mandates followers to anonymously report the locations and appearances of ICE agents. The account remains active, posting photos of law-enforcement agents, vehicle license plate numbers, and photos of ICE officers’ faces in Minneapolis.
Under a tab titled “Education,” the account also promotes information on how to “de-arrest” individuals who have been arrested by law-enforcement by “physically prying the suspect from a law enforcement officer’s grips. Trainees are taught methods that include opening the door of a car or pressuring law enforcement officers to release an arrestee.” The excerpt then describes the benefits of blocking law enforcement operations.
“If you don’t have a crowd asserting pressure there may be some interference charges that come with blocking a police vehicle that may be more easily handed down for only one or two people blocking a police vehicle, but in many cases these are misdemeanor offenses and catch and release,” the primer notes.
MN ICE Watch members are also trained to track and obstruct ICE activity through mobile apps that alert activists on ongoing ICE raids, the groups also focus on training members to interfere with active arrests.
Videos of the now-viral shooting show Good using her vehicle to block a street where ICE operations were taking place, just like she was trained to do by the group.
DHS sources confirmed that Good had followed ICE agents in at least two separate locations before she was shot in what the Trump administration describes as an act of self-defense.
Previous to the shooting, Good was blocking the law enforcement operation at the time after “stalking and impeding” throughout the day, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said during a press conference. (RELATED: Alleged Daycare Break-In Sparks Doubts After Fraud Exposé)
Last summer, MN ICE Watch distributed pamphlets to the community that expanded on the subjects of “Building a Midwest Revolutionary Abolitionist Movement”; “Stepping up: Ways your community can defend itself from the police”; and “How to get ready for a demonstration.” The group later distributed other resources, such as a field guide for its members, on the Minneapolis Police Department squad vehicle numbers.

