ICE SHOOTING OF RENEE NICOLE GOOD

On 2026-01-14, Representative Timothy M. Kennedy (D-NY-26) delivered a floor speech titled "ICE SHOOTING OF RENEE NICOLE GOOD" in the House. The speech addressed immigration and also covered the environment, crime and justice.

ICE SHOOTING OF RENEE NICOLE GOOD

Congressional Record, Volume 172 Issue 10 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026) [Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 10 (Wednesday, January 14, 2026)] [House] [Pages H722-H723] From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [ www.gpo.gov ] {time} 1010 ICE SHOOTING OF RENEE NICOLE GOOD (Mr. Kennedy of New York was recognized to address the House for 5 minutes.) Mr. KENNEDY of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in grief and in outrage over the killing of an American citizen at the hands of the United States Government. Her name was Renee Nicole Good. She was the mother of three, a devout Christian, a poet, a partner, a compassionate neighbor. She was a woman whose love for her community was only rivaled by the love that she had for her children. Those children will never hear their mother's voice again, feel her embrace, or have her by their side as they are growing into adulthood. That is the human cost of what happened in Minnesota last week. Renee Good's life was taken by a Federal agency emboldened by this administration. Donald Trump and Kristi Noem have created an Immigration and Customs Enforcement with no oversight, no chain of command, no standards, and no restraint. They have created a lawless culture with no accountability, and a mother being shot at point-blank range is the consequence. That is not law enforcement. It is state violence. The Department of Homeland Security was created to protect the American people and defend our Nation against terror. Under Secretary Noem, it has become a source of terror for the American people themselves. From [[Page H723]] pepper-spraying children to deploying armed masked agents in the neighborhood raids with zero oversight, ICE has become a rogue agency operating above the law. This did not happen by accident. This administration made a deliberate choice. Now, because of it, a U.S. citizen is dead, and she is not the only one. Rather than investing in our communities, they are turning them into war zones. This is about failed leadership at the very top. Kristi Noem took an oath to defend and support the Constitution of the United States, an oath she has violated time and time again. She has obstructed Congress, defied Federal court orders, violated due process by detaining and deporting American citizens, and directed unconstitutional ICE operations using militarized agents in American cities, conduct that culminated in the killing of Renee Nicole Good. Renee should be alive today. Her children should still have their mother. Her wife should still have her spouse. The American people deserve to know exactly what happened, why it happened, and how we ensure it never happens again. This administration, whose own policies and actions help create these conditions, cannot be trusted to investigate itself impartially. That is why there must be a full, independent, and transparent process that results in justice for Renee and accountability for those in power who allowed this to happen. Anyone who presides over the killing of American citizens and turns a department meant to protect us into a force of terror does not deserve to remain in office. Secretary Kristi Noem must resign immediately, or she must be impeached. Justice is not optional. Accountability is not negotiable, and silence is complicity. ____________________