ICE Now So Hated Even Their Own Agents Are Terrified
The Daily Beast • • general
Key Points:
- The fatal shooting of unarmed Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross during an immigration protest in Minneapolis has sparked international outrage and intensified public hostility towards ICE, especially in Minnesota.
- ICE agents report increasing public antagonism, including threatening gestures like drivers making gun signs, raising fears of potential violence against agents similar to past incidents.
- Polling data indicates a significant decline in public approval of ICE since President Trump took office, with a majority disapproving of the agency's methods and use of force, and many Americans supporting the agency's dissolution.
- Internal Border Patrol reports reveal difficulties recruiting agents for "Operation Metro Surge" in Minneapolis, reflecting low morale and reluctance among agents to participate amid heightened tensions.
- Former ICE agents
