Alabama's Republican delegation in Congress defended ICE after an agent fatally shot someone in Minneapolis.
The Department of Homeland Security said the shooting was justified due to the victim "weaponizing" her vehicle against ICE during an operation on Wednesday.
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Auburn) said, "Radical Leftist RIOTERS are attacking our law enforcement officers who are just trying to keep our country safe."
"To all our ICE agents in Minnesota and across the country: if you are violently attacked, SHOOT BACK," Tuberville said.
U.S. Rep. Barry Moore (R-Enterprise) said, "I stand firmly with our ICE agents and all law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to protect our country."
I stand firmly with our ICE agents and all law enforcement officers who put their lives on the line to protect our country. What happened in Minneapolis was a deliberate act of violence. Ramming federal agents with a vehicle is not a protest; it is terrorism. We will not allow… https://t.co/bSPyGyMzAP
— Barry Moore for U.S. Senate (@BMooreSenate) January 7, 2026
"What happened in Minneapolis was a deliberate act of violence," Moore said. "Ramming federal agents with a vehicle is not a protest; it is terrorism. We will not allow lawlessness and political extremism to threaten those sworn to uphold the rule of law. I am grateful for the brave agents who responded, and I will always back the men and women who protect America."
U.S. Rep. Robert Aderholt (R-Haleyville) said, "The attacks on ICE officers must stop."
The attacks on ICE officers must stop. They are simply enforcing our laws, and they are being targeted for it.
— Robert Aderholt (@Robert_Aderholt) January 7, 2026
"They are simply enforcing our laws, and they are being targeted for it," Aderholt said.
U.S. Rep. Shomari Figures (D-Mobile) blamed the Trump administration's "reckless" use of ICE for the shooting.
Figures said, "Renee Nicole Good should not have been shot and killed - PERIOD. I extend my deepest condolences to her family."
Renee Nicole Good should not have been shot and killed - PERIOD. I extend my deepest condolences to her family. The Trump administration’s use of ICE in this manner is beyond reckless, and today it cost a young woman her life. This is not what immigration enforcement should look… https://t.co/s6NOtUefja
— Rep. Shomari C. Figures (@repscfigures) January 8, 2026
"The Trump administration's use of ICE in this manner is beyond reckless, and today it cost a young woman her life," Figures said. "This is not what immigration enforcement should look like. People around the country are rightfully horrified by the unjustified killing of a young woman in broad daylight. There must be a thorough investigation into what happened today in Minneapolis, because this is not acceptable."
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