In wake of Renee Good killing, civilian observers adjust tactics on the ground

Demand for civilian observer training has shot up since Renee Good’s fatal shooting in Minneapolis. Organizers say they’re boosting their focus on safety to respond to increasingly aggressive ICE actions towards observers.

By: Shubhanjana Das

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: January 19, 2026

Words: 1,543

Last Updated: 1 week, 1 day ago

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Faced with the aggressive tactics of thousands of federal immigration agents across the Twin Cities, local civilian observers have had to adjust as well in an effort to shield themselves from possible violence.

The fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Macklin Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on Jan. 7 has been an inflection point for many of those observers, proof of the danger of what they do. But national and …

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