Many Americans view ICE shooting in Minneapolis as excessive use of force
Washington DC, January 20, 2026 – By 52% to 25%, more Americans say the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. immigration officer was an excessive rather than a necessary use of force, according to a new Ipsos poll. Views of the shooting divide sharply along partisan lines: 91% of Democrats say it was an excessive use of force, while 54% of Republicans say it was a necessary use of force. Independents are more likely to say it was excessive than necessary (53% vs. 22%).
The shooting in Minneapolis has registered widely with Americans: Nine-in-ten have heard at least a little about it, including 54% who say they have heard “a lot.” Confidence in the fairness of the ongoing federal investigation is limited. Fewer than half (39%) say they are very or somewhat confident the investigation into the shooting will be conducted fairly; a larger share (59%) says they are not too or not at all confident in this.
More broadly, a majority (59%) think efforts by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers to deal with unauthorized immigration in the country have gone too far. Relatively few say they do not go far enough (13%), while 26% describe current enforcement efforts by ICE as about right.
About the Study
This poll was conducted January 16-18, 2026, by Ipsos using the probability-based KnowledgePanel®. This poll is based on a nationally representative probability sample of 1,229 general population adults aged 18 or older.
The study was conducted in English. The data were weighted to adjust for gender by age, race and ethnicity, census region, metropolitan status, education, household income, 2024 vote choice and political party identification. Political party identification benchmarks are from the 2025 NPORS annual survey. The demographic benchmarks came from the 2025 March supplement of the U.S. Census Bureau’s Current Population Survey (CPS).
- Gender (Male, Female) by Age (18–29, 30–44, 45-59 and 60+)
- Race/Hispanic Ethnicity (White Non-Hispanic, Black Non-Hispanic, Other, Non-Hispanic, Hispanic, 2+ Races, Non-Hispanic)
- Education (Less than High School, High School, Some College, Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree or higher)
- Census Region (Northeast, Midwest, South, West)
- Metropolitan status (Metro, non-Metro)
- Household Income (Under $25,000, $25,000-$49,999, $50,000-$74,999, $75,000-$99,999, $100,000-$149,999, $150,000+)
- 2024 Vote Choice (Trump, Harris, Another candidate, Did not vote)
- Political Party ID (Democrat, Lean Democrat, Republican, Lean Republican, Independent/Something else)
The margin of sampling error is plus or minus 3.2 percentage points at the 95% confidence level, for results based on the entire sample of adults. The margin of sampling error takes into account the design effect, which was 1.30. The margin of sampling error is higher and varies for results based on sub-samples. In our reporting of the findings, percentage points are rounded off to the nearest whole number. As a result, percentages in a given table column may total slightly higher or lower than 100%. In questions that permit multiple responses, columns may total substantially more than 100%, depending on the number of different responses offered by each respondent.
For more information on this news release, please contact:
Alec Tyson
Senior Vice President, US
Public Affairs
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