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Fact-Check Fallout: Noem, Terrorism Labels, and Lethal Force

1/12/2026

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Noem Defends ICE

On January 7, 2026, protests erupted in New York City after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good during an ICE operation in Minneapolis.
Demonstrators gathered at Foley Square and chanted "Kristi Noem will hang" and "Save a life, kill an ICE."
Secretary Kristi Noem defended the ICE agent's actions as self-defense and labeled the protester’s actions as domestic terrorism.
The New York Immigration Coalition organized the rally.

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