Jimmy Kimmel weighed in on the fallout in Minneapolis after Renee Nicole Good was killed last week by an ICE agent, addressing the story during Jimmy Kimmel Live. He noted that rather than pulling ICE back, Donald Trump has responded by sending additional agents into the city.
“We have Trump’s ongoing war [on] Minneapolis, where his response to the intense outrage following the killing of Renee Good by an ICE agent is to send in even more ICE agents,” Kimmel said. “Because when you’re trying to put out a grease fire, what do you do? You throw more grease on it, right?”
Kimmel said protests erupted over the weekend in multiple places, describing them as “thousands and thousands of patriotic Americans” turning out to demand accountability. “In Minneapolis, they turned out in 16 degrees,” he added. He also pointed to comments from Kristi Noem, who again described Good as a “domestic terrorist,” despite public anger over the shooting.
“This is what they want us to believe,” Kimmel continued. “They need to paint anyone who protests as violent and dangerous, even a mom in a Honda. They need Antifa to be real so they can call in the military and cancel elections and declare martial law.”
He then pivoted into a punchline: “I have an idea: Send all those guys from ICE out of Minneapolis to Iran. They could help!”
Kimmel called the situation in Minnesota “very dark stuff,” but said one unexpected element had broken through the tension: videos shared online showing ICE agents losing their footing on icy streets. He introduced a short compilation he nicknamed the “ICE Ice Capades.”
Good, 37, a mother of three, was shot in the head in Minneapolis last Wednesday by a masked ICE agent. The shooting happened a day after thousands of federal agents were deployed to Minnesota as part of a 30-day immigration enforcement “surge.” The agent has since been identified as Jonathan Ross.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey delivered a blunt message in response.
“There’s little I can say again that’ll make this situation better, but I do have a message for our community, for our city — and I have a message for ICE,” Frey said. “To ICE: Get the f**k out of Minneapolis.”
After Frey’s remarks, Kimmel suggested the line belonged on merchandise — and broadened the message beyond one city.
“Get the f**k out of all of these cities,” he added.
