Minneapolis ICE shooting: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem addresses Renee Good killing during briefing NYC
From the 50th floor of the World Trade Center, within view of the Statue of Liberty, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem defended the actions of the federal immigration agent who fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, claiming Renee Good was part of a group following ICE agents and targeting them with her vehicle.
Noem confirmed Minnesota officials had been excluded from the investigation and put the onus on them to cooperate with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement goals.
The administration targeted Minnesota with "the largest DHS operation ever."
Noem did not directly answer a question from ABC News whether she needed to rethink publicizing operations in advance.
Noem came to New York to announce the apprehension of 54 people authorities said were "loosely affiliated" with the Trinatarios street gang and undocumented immigrants, two of whom she linked to the summertime shooting of an off-duty Customs and Border Protection officer who was wounded in the wrist and face.
About 30 of the 54 individuals were immediately deported.
Notably, the local head of CBP said the successful operation in New York unfolded without fanfare, often under the cover of night, without advanced word that could rile up a community.
Before Noem's press briefing, Gov. Kathy Hochul said on a TV interview that she and Mayor Zohran Mamdani will "stand together and reject any efforts to try to militarize our streets."
Hochul said there will not be a repeat of the fatal shooting involving ICE agents in New York City.
Hochul said her budget, to be unveiled next week, will include a proposal to give New Yorkers "a way to get recourse against" ICE agents.
(ABC News contributed to this report.)
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