Kristi Noem Accuses Journalist of Trying to ‘Dox’ ICE Agent Who Fatally Shot Renee Good by Saying His Name on Live TV

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem objected to an ICE agent being named on-air during a Face the Nation interview, weeks after a U.S. citizen was fatally shot in Minneapolis.

Noem, 54, appeared with host Margaret Brennan on the Sunday, Jan. 18 episode of the CBS News program to discuss the Trump administration’s deportation push. The effort has intensified tensions in Minneapolis, where ICE operations have sparked clashes with civilians. Protesters rallied after the Jan. 7 death of Renee Nicole Good, 37, who was shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross while seated in her car.

According to accounts of the incident, Ross fired first through the windshield, then twice more through the open driver’s-side window. Good was taken to a local hospital and pronounced dead the same day.

As Brennan began asking Noem about Ross by name, Noem cut in.

“Don’t say his name. I mean, for heaven’s sakes, we shouldn’t have people continue to dox law enforcement when they have an 8,000% increase in death threats against them,” Noem said.

When Brennan responded, “His name is public,” Noem replied, “I know, but that doesn’t mean it should continue to be said.”

Noem said the agent had been attacked and that he and his family were now at risk. “His life, he got attacked with a car that was trying to take his life, and then people have attacked him and his family, and they are in jeopardy,” she said, adding that officers were facing threats and harassment, including being targeted at hotels.

Brennan told Noem that “of course no one condones violence against anyone,” then asked for an update on Ross—specifically whether he had returned to duty and whether he had been temporarily suspended after the shooting.

Noem declined to provide details, saying only that the department followed its standard protocols for investigating such incidents. She also said she would not discuss the agent’s health. “I’m not gonna share his, I’m not gonna— we followed the exact same protocols that we always have for years as to investigations into these situations. But I’m not gonna talk about his medical records. I know that you know that in itself is his prerogative to discuss his health.”

When Brennan pressed again on whether Ross would be investigated for the shooting, Noem did not directly answer and instead pivoted to criticize Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, accusing him of allowing “billions of dollars of fraud” in the state.

Hours after Noem’s interview, the DOJ said Ross would not be investigated for the shooting. Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche later told Fox News the department was examining whether to pursue charges against state officials in Minnesota.

Noem’s comments about doxxing came after Ross was publicly identified as the agent who shot Good on Jan. 7. The Minnesota Star Tribune first named him, followed by Fox9 and The Intercept. ICE Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin defended Ross and said the agency would not release his identity.

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“We are not going to expose the name of this officer. He acted according to his training,” McLaughlin said at the time, adding that the agent had more than 10 years of experience as an ICE deportation officer.

“DHS will never confirm or deny attempts to dox our law enforcement officers. Doxxing our officers put their lives and their families in serious danger,” she continued. “Our law enforcement officers are on the frontlines arresting terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles, and rapists. Now, thanks to the malicious rhetoric of sanctuary politicians, they are under constant threat from violent agitators.”

Despite the escalating tension—and widespread public backlash—Noem and DHS signaled they do not plan to reduce ICE’s presence in major U.S. cities. Noem has also said Americans should be prepared to prove their citizenship, arguing that verifying the identity of some people approached by ICE is “something we’ve always done.”

As protests against ICE have grown nationwide—including in California, where a 21-year-old anti-ICE protester was reportedly left permanently blinded in one eye and allegedly mocked by agents after being shot at close range with non-lethal rounds—President Donald Trump has threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act specifically in Minnesota to curb demonstrations.

The act was last used in 1992 after riots erupted following the acquittal of four White police officers in the beating of Black motorist Rodney King. Invoking it would allow Trump, 79, to deploy federal troops to Minnesota. The Washington Post reported Sunday that the Pentagon had ordered approximately 1,500 active-duty soldiers to prepare for a potential deployment to the state.