Gov. Tim Walz calls for Minnesotans to record ICE, continued resistance to immigration crackdown

Alex Derosier, Pioneer Press on Jan 14, 2026

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As a federal immigration enforcement surge continues in Minnesota, Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday called on Minnesotans to peacefully resist the administration of President Donald Trump and to record videos of immigration agents operating in the state.

The governor delivered remarks on the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in an address carried on the web and local broadcasters just a little over a week after Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem announced her agency would be sending 2,000 federal agents to the Twin Cities to carry out a major enforcement operation.

Within days of that announcement, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good, who had confronted agents during an enforcement action in Minneapolis, leading to protests in the Twin Cities and across the U.S.

Attorney General Keith Ellison and Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty called on Minnesota residents to submit evidence on the shooting last week after the U.S. Department of Justice said it would not work with the state on a joint probe into Good’s death — a move that reportedly prompted six Minnesota federal prosecutors to resign.

“Help us establish a record of exactly what’s happening in our communities. You have an absolute right to peacefully film ICE agents as they conduct these activities,” Walz said in his brief speech. “So carry your phone with you at all times, and if you see these ICE agents in your neighborhood, take out that phone and hit record. Help us create a database of the atrocities against Minnesotans, not just to establish a record for posterity, but to bank evidence for future prosecution.”

Walz and other Minnesota officials have asked for ICE and U.S. Border Patrol to cease their immigration crackdown in the state following the shooting, but there’s little sign that federal officials will relent. Noem on Sunday said she planned to send hundreds more agents to Minnesota.

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