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Thanedar moves to abolish ICE after Minneapolis shooting
The decision follows the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman, during an ICE operation in Minneapolis.
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Malvika Choudhary - Sat, 10, Jan 2026
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Shri Thanedar / File Photo
Congressman Shri Thanedar has announced his intention to introduce legislation that would dismantle the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and end its current enforcement authority.
The bill, titled the Abolish ICE Act, follows the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman, during an ICE operation in Minneapolis.
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Thanedar said the incident showed that the agency “cannot be reformed and must be abolished,” calling the legislation “a step toward justice, accountability, and a more humane approach to immigration policy.”
He added, “When an agency’s structure consistently produces harm instead of justice, there is no way to reform it. We must fundamentally change the way we approach immigration.”
The proposed legislation would eliminate ICE, which was created in 2003 under the Department of Homeland Security, and shift its enforcement responsibilities to other federal agencies.
Thanedar and other supporters argue that immigration enforcement can be carried out more effectively and lawfully by other parts of the federal government, while critics of the agency say its structure and methods have led to repeated abuses and a lack of accountability.
Good, a mother of three, was shot and killed by an ICE agent during the enforcement action, an incident that has sparked protests in several cities and intensified national scrutiny of the agency.
The shooting has renewed calls from progressive lawmakers and advocacy groups for major changes at the Department of Homeland Security and, in some cases, for dismantling ICE altogether.
The episode has also deepened political divisions in Washington. Some Democrats have called for structural reforms and greater oversight of federal immigration enforcement, while Republicans and the administration have defended ICE’s role, arguing that abolishing the agency would undermine immigration enforcement and national security.
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