Mostafa Bassim/Anadolu via Getty Images“The good thing is there weren’t any reports of ICE near the polls,” Luger-Nikolai said. AdvertisementBut then on Jan. 7, ICE officer Jonathan Ross shot and killed Renee Good, a 37-year old mother, who had been acting as an observer of ICE enforcement operations. Federal immigration officers deploy pepper spray at protesters after a shooting Saturday, Jan. 24, 2026, in Minneapolis. Congressional Democrats have increasingly pointed to the potential threat ICE could pose to elections as the chaos in Minnesota escalated. And a week later, still under ICE/CBP occupation, the state party held its precinct caucuses across the state and saw record turnout with more than 35,000 people showing up.

Source: Huffington Post February 16, 2026 00:15 UTC