Omar Fateh: “Folks Are Waking Up”

Minnesota State Senator Omar Fateh spoke earlier today at a rally calling for justice for Renée Good, killed Wednesday in Minneapolis by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Omar was also interviewd at this event by Prem Thakker of Zeteo. Here’s what he said . . .

Renée Good was murdered in cold blood. . . . She was doing what we see our neighbors do time and time again. She was showing up; she was standing up for our immigrant communities. She was showing up for our neighbors. She was peacefully observing. She was not a “domestic terrorist” as labeled [by Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem]. She was our neighbor.

. . . [During the] last few weeks in which ICE agents have been in our neighborhods, local elected officials and neighborhood groups have all been warning that the escalating rhetoric and violence would lead to someone dying. And, unfortunately, that’s exactly what we saw happen a couple of days ago.

We’ve seen the largest ICE raid in our nation’s history with the federal government deploying 2000+ agents, putting historic investments into recruiting, and doubling the number of ICE agents that they have. What we’ve seen in response to that in the past month or so is community members being afraid to go to work. They’re afraid to go to school as we’ve seen ICE agents going to schools.

The rhetoric of the federal government saying that they’re just targeting criminals or folks that are a threat, it’s a flat out lie. They’ve been literally doorknocking. They’ve run into restaurants, locking the door, and demanding to see paperwork. And so they’re targeting and profiling people based on how they look. And [yet] what we’re seeing right now with the murder of Renée Good is a silver lining; in that folks are waking up and ready to fight back.

– Sen. Omar Fateh
January 9, 2026

Related Off-site Links:
Renée Macklin Good’s Wife Says She Nurtured Kindness – Cari Spencer (MPR News, January 9, 2026).
Baptizing the Lie About ICE and the Killing of Renée Nicole Good – James T. Keane (America, January 9, 2026).
Catholic Paper Calls JD Vance a Moral Stain for ICE Victim Smear – Tom Latchem (The Daily Beast, January 9, 2026).
“She Was Murdered,” Say Minnesota ICE Shooting Victim’s Family – Connor Stringer (The Telegraph, January 8, 2026).
A Cold-blooded Murder – Robert Reich (RobertReich.substack.com, January 8, 2026).
Identity of ICE Agent Who Shot Minneapolis Woman Is Confirmed, Protests Continue – MPR News (January 8, 2026).
Jonathan Ross, the ICE Officer Who Shot Renee Macklin Good, Has Served for Decades in Military and Law Enforcement – The Assocoated Press via MPR News (January 8, 2026).
Minneapolis Clergy Exposed to Pepper Spray After Rushing to Scene of Deadly ICE Shooting – Jack Jenkins (Religions News Service, January 7, 2026).
The Only “Domestic Terrorists” On Our Streets Are ICE Agents – Alex Skopic (Current Affairs, January 8, 2026).
ICE Agent Kills U.S. Citizen, Protests Erupt In Minneapolis – Novara Media (January 8, 2026).
ICE Is the Domestic Terror Threat – Jordan Liz (In These Times, January 8, 2026).
GOP Goes All-Out to Prevent Accountability for Agent Who Shot Renée Nicole Good – Sharon Zhang (Truthout, January 8, 2026).
The Physical Weight of Trumpism – Garrett Graff (Doomsday Scenario, January 8, 2026).
Queer Mom Killed by ICE Was Part of a “Sinister Left-wing Movement,” White House Says – Daniel Villarreal (LGBTQ Nation, January 8, 2026).
Catholic Vice President Vance Takes to Social Media to Justify Killing of Renée Good – John Grosso (National Catholic Reporter, January 8, 2026).
Hours After U.S. Citizen Shot Dead by ICE, JD Vance Says “Door-to-Door” Operations Are Coming – Stephen Prager (Common Dreams, January 8, 2026).
In Minneapolis, Faith and Community Leaders Call for Justice for Renée Good and Demand That ICE Leave Minnesota – Samantha Fischer (KARE 11 News, January 8, 2026).
“This Is Not Normal”: Minneapolis on Edge and Angry After ICE Killing of Woman Amid Federal Surge – Rachel Leingang (The Guardian, January 8, 2026).


See also the previous Wild Reed posts:
• “It Was Murder”: 12 Powerful Responses to the Death of Renée Nicole Good
• “This Is What Fascism Looks Like”
• Doing What We Can to Stop Unjust Arrests of Immigrants
• Susie Hayward on What’s Happening in Minneapolis
• Great Event, Great Sign, Great Nails
• Butch Ware: “We Have the Power to Stop the Flow of Money and the False Legitimacy Upon Which Empire Depends”
• Photo of the Day – December 5, 2025
• Omar Fateh: Quote of the Day – December 4, 2025
• Derek Penwell’s Message to Those Waking Up to Consequences They Didn’t Think Had Their Name on Them
• James Greenberg on Trumpism: “The Tactics Are Unmistakable”
• “This Is What Fascism Looks Like” (June 2025)
• Jason Duchin on the “Trumpian White Supremacist Lie” That Must Be Confronted
• Marianne Williamson: Quote of the Day – June 20, 2025
• The Declaration of Resistance
• The Choice Before Us
• James Greenberg: “The Choices We Make Matter”
• Derek Johnson on the “Courage to Call Fascism by Its Name”
• An Incident That Feels “Ripped from a Dystopian Novel”
• James Greenberg: “I Am in Mourning for America”


Opening image: People gather around a makeshift memorial honoring Renée Nicole Good on January 8, 2026 in Minneapolis, near the site where she was fatally shot. (Photo: AP Photo / Tom Baker)