Feds sending more agents into Minneapolis, days after killing of Renee Good

Federal officers fired tear gas Monday to break up a crowd of whistle-blowing bystanders in Minneapolis who showed up to see the aftermath of a car crash involving immigration agents, just a few blocks from where Renee Good was shot and killed.

A crowd emerged to witness a man being questioned by agents who had rear-ended his car. Agents used tear gas to try to break up the group, then drove off as people screamed, "cowards!"

It was another tense scene following the death of Good on Wednesday and a weekend of more immigration enforcement sweeps in the Minneapolis area. There were dozens of protests or vigils across the U.S. to honor Good and passionately criticize the Trump administration's tactics.

Gov. Tim Walz and his wife Gwen visited the memorial to Good, 37, on the street where she was shot in the head and killed while driving her SUV.

Trump administration officials have repeatedly defended the immigration agent who shot her, saying Good and her vehicle presented a threat. But that explanation has been widely panned by Walz and others based on videos of the confrontation.

Christian Molina, a U.S. citizen who lives in Coon Rapids, said he was driving to a mechanic Monday when agents in another vehicle followed him, even turning on a siren.

Molina said his rear bumper was hit as he turned a corner. He refused to produce identification for the agents, saying he would wait for local police.

"I'm glad they didn't shoot me or something," Molina told reporters.

Standing near the mangled fender, he wondered aloud: "Who's going to pay for my car?"

Meanwhile, in Portland, Oregon, federal authorities filed charges against a Venezuelan national who was one of two people shot there by U.S. Border Patrol on Thursday. The U.S. Justice Department said the man used his pickup truck to strike a Border Patrol vehicle and escape the scene with a woman.

They were shot and eventually arrested. Their wounds were not life-threatening. The FBI said there was no video of the incident, unlike the Good shooting.

The Trump administration secretly reimposed a policy limiting Congress members' access to immigration detention facilities a day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, attorneys for several congressional Democrats said Monday in asking a federal judge to intervene.

Three Democratic members of Congress from Minnesota — Angie Craig, Kelly Morrison and Ilhan Omar — were blocked from visiting an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility near Minneapolis on Saturday, three days after an ICE officer shot and killed U.S. citizen Renee Good in the city.

Last month, U.S. District Judge Jia Cobb in Washington, D.C., temporarily blocked ICE from enforcing policies limiting Congress members' access to immigration detention facilities. In a court filing on Monday, plaintiffs' lawyers asked Cobb to hold an emergency hearing and decide if the duplicate notice policy violates her order.  

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Demonstrators have gathered again Monday at the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis amid reports of hundreds more federal agents being dispatched to Minnesota days after ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good. That additional presence is on top of the 2,400 federal agents already in Minnesota.

The Whipple Building is the hub for agents during Operation Metro Surge, and a temporary home for some detainees. 

Crews on Monday appear to be adding barbed wire atop cement barricades already wrapped around the building — measures no doubt added in response to a consistent group of protestors committed to gathering daily outside the complex near Fort Snelling.

The crowd outside has varied each day, but their message has remained the same: get ICE out of Minnesota.

"As long as they're here, I'm going to be here," said protester Becca Siegel-Ginley. "We want Trump to take his ICE agents back, impeach Kristi Noem and let him know Minnesota is not sitting down. We are standing up. We are taking a stand, and we will be here. As long as they are here, we will be here."

While it's been peaceful at the Whipple so far early Monday afternoon, there have been contentious moments and clashes over the weekend. U.S. Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino is pointing blame to local leadership, while advocates remain steady in their efforts. 

"Perhaps if Mayor Frey cared more for American citizens than he does illegal aliens and criminal illegal aliens that prey on American citizens, then maybe he wouldn't have a problem here in Minneapolis," Bovino told CBS News' Nicole Sganga on Sunday. "And then maybe, had he decided to work with federal law enforcement to take those criminal aliens out of his community, then we wouldn't be here."

While Bovino claims federal officers are actively using de-escalation tactics with protesters, Sganga reports the opposite, saying she has witnessed officers actively agitating demonstrators.

Homeland Security officials say they've made 2,000 arrests in Minnesota since Operation Metro Surge began last month.

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Students in the Twin Cities suburb of Roseville are holding a walkout on Monday to protest ongoing ICE operations. 

A large group of students from Roseville Area High School walked out of class Monday morning to begin a march to show their concern and solidarity.  

According to local Facebook groups, the protest is entirely student-driven.

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A coterie of state officials plans to make an announcement on the Department of Homeland Security's "future in Minnesota" Monday afternoon, according to a release.

Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her "will hold a press conference to make an important announcement about Operation Metro Surge and the deployment of federal immigration enforcement agents from numerous agencies of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to the State of Minnesota and the Twin Cities," the release said.

The news conference is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. WCCO will offer coverage on CBS News Minnesota and YouTube.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz visited the memorial for Renee Good on Monday. 

In a post on social media, Walz said, "Rest in peace."

Assistant Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Tricia McLaughlin said Monday morning that 2,000 people have been arrested since federal agents launched an immigration enforcement campaign in the Twin Cities last month.

McLaughlin did not say the citizenship status of the people arrested, or why people have been arrested. Federal agents have also been detaining several protesters and observers.

 As of Dec. 19, ICE had carried out nearly 700 arrests as part of the operation, according to DHS.

Some celebrities on the red carpet of the Golden Globes Sunday donned pins protesting ICE.

The black-and-white pins displayed slogans like "BE GOOD" and "ICE OUT," introducing a political angle into the awards show after last year's relatively apolitical ceremony.

Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes and Natasha Lyonne wore the pins on the red carpet, while Jean Smart and Ariana Grande donned them once inside the ballroom. Smart had the pin on her dress as she accepted the award for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy series. 

Just a week before Good was killed, an off-duty ICE officer fatally shot and killed 43-year-old Keith Porter in Los Angeles. His death sparked protests in the Los Angeles area, calling for the officer responsible to be arrested.

The idea for the "ICE OUT" pins began with a late-night text exchange earlier this week between Stamp and Jess Morales Rocketto, the executive director of a Latino advocacy group called Maremoto.

Allies of their movement have been attending the "fancy events" that take place in the days leading up to the Golden Globes, according to Stamp. They're passing out the pins at parties and distributing them to neighbors who will be attending tonight's ceremony.

"They put it in their purse and they're like, 'Hey would you wear this?' It's so grassroots," Morales Rocketto said.

The organizers pledged to continue the campaign throughout awards season to ensure the public knows the names of Good and others killed by ICE agents in shootings.

The fatal shooting of Good has raised many legal questions. Constitutional law professor David Schultz, who has taught a class on police, criminal and civil procedure, has some answers.

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WCCO is taking a moment to pause and look back at what's unfolded over five historic days. As the questions multiply, the mourning does, too. What is clear is that a wounded city is aching again.

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