Philadelphia Sheriff Labels ICE 'Fake' and Threatens Arrests After Minneapolis Shooting; ICE Director Retorts
Philadelphia Sheriff Rochelle Bilal labeled ICE 'fake' and threatened to arrest agents after a Minneapolis fatal shooting; ICE Director Todd Lyons dared her 'try it.'
Overview
Sheriff Rochelle Bilal, speaking in Philadelphia, called ICE 'fake, wannabe' law enforcement after the Minneapolis killing of Renee Good, drawing vocal audience support and national attention.
Bilal threatened to arrest federal agents who commit crimes in Philadelphia and praised DA Larry Krasner's vow to prosecute ICE officers allegedly implicated in misconduct.
Cellphone video from the ICE agent shows Renee Good reversing and then accelerating toward an agent during an enforcement operation; DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called the shooting self-defense.
ICE Director Todd Lyons criticized Bilal's rhetoric, saying it endangers officers by pitting local against federal law enforcement, and publicly dared her to attempt arrests.
DHS reported large increases in assaults, vehicle attacks, and death threats against ICE in 2025; Philadelphia PD said municipal officers will continue partnering with law enforcement.
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Renee Nicole Macklin Good was a 37-year-old U.S. citizen who was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis during an enforcement operation, after agents approached her SUV and ordered her to get out of the car, and video shows her vehicle reversing and then moving forward as shots were fired at close range.
Sheriff Rochelle Bilal called ICE 'fake, wannabe law enforcement' and threatened to arrest agents who commit crimes in Philadelphia in response to the Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good and broader anger over federal immigration enforcement tactics, aligning herself with local officials like DA Larry Krasner who have pledged to prosecute ICE officers for alleged misconduct.
ICE and federal officials, including DHS leadership, have characterized the shooting as self-defense, pointing to video from an ICE agent’s cellphone that shows Good reversing and then accelerating her vehicle toward an agent during the operation, which they argue created a lethal threat to officers.
Renee Good’s wife and community members have condemned the shooting, with her wife describing them as supporting neighbors with 'whistles' while ICE agents 'had guns,' and protests have taken place in cities such as San Antonio and Minneapolis rejecting federal claims that Good was a domestic terrorist.
ICE Director Todd Lyons and other federal officials argue that rhetoric portraying ICE as illegitimate or criminal, and threats by local officials to arrest federal agents, risk inflaming public hostility and could contribute to the growing number of assaults, vehicle attacks, and death threats reported against ICE officers in recent years.
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