ICE Shooting in Minneapolis Highlights a Core Question in Surviving The Law: Who Does the Law Really Protect?

On January 7, 2026, Minneapolis became the latest flashpoint in America’s unresolved struggle with immigration enforcement, federal power, and the use of deadly force when Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed during an encounter with a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.

The incident has sparked national debate, protests, and sharply divided political responses—many of which echo the very questions at the heart of Surviving The Law: When the law is enforced, who is protected, and who is sacrificed?

In a video commentary responding to the tragedy, Surviving The Law author Jose R. Campos places this moment within a broader legal and moral framework.

“This Is What Surviving The Law Is About”

Surviving The Law is not a book about abstract legal theory. It is about real people navigating systems that can decide their fate in seconds.

Renee Good was not a statistic or a headline. She was a 37-year-old woman, a mother of three, recently settled in Minneapolis and known in her community as engaged, creative, and compassionate.

As Jose notes in his commentary, she had just dropped off her six-year-old child at school before the encounter.

“She wasn’t protesting. She wasn’t living on the margins,” Jose says. “She was living her life—and then the law intervened.”

That distinction matters, because Surviving The Law challenges the assumption that harm only happens to those who “do something wrong.”

What the Videos Show — and Why the Law Alone Isn’t Enough

Multiple videos have circulated online, including footage reportedly recorded by a federal agent and shared by national outlets. The clips show a rapidly escalating encounter:

• A federal agent approaches Good’s stopped vehicle

• Her partner is outside the car, recording

• Verbal commands are issued

• Seconds later, gunfire erupts, fatally wounding Good

  
  

Federal officials have described the shooting as self-defense, asserting that officers perceived an imminent threat. Community members and local leaders dispute that characterization.

Jose does not argue guilt or innocence in his commentary. Instead, he asks a question that appears repeatedly in Surviving The Law:

“Just because something is legal—does that make it just?”

Why This Case Is Forcing a National Reckoning

In his commentary, Jose addresses why this case has broken through in ways others have not, forcing a public reckoning with law enforcement practices long criticized by marginalized communities.

His point is not to diminish this loss, but to expose how selective outrage shapes accountability.

This moment, he argues, reveals something deeper: that public trust in the law fractures when justice appears uneven, delayed, or politically convenient.

The Demand: Due Process

Jose is explicit about what he is calling for. Not a verdict. Not social media justice. A trial.

“Let a jury decide,” he says. “That’s how the law is supposed to work.”

When power is concentrated and oversight disappears, the law stops protecting people and starts protecting itself. This case, he argues, must be tested in open court—especially when federal systems are unlikely to prosecute their own.

Why The ICE Shooting Matters Beyond Minneapolis

Renee Good’s death is not just a local tragedy. It reflects a national struggle over:

• Federal enforcement authority

• Law enforcement accountability

• Who receives the benefit of the doubt

• Who bears the consequences when force is used

  
  

Surviving The Law exists because these questions are not theoretical. They are lived, often in moments where people have no chance to “survive” the system meant to protect them.

More Than a Reaction — A Call to Understand the System

“This isn’t about one clip,” Jose says. “It’s about the system that makes moments like this possible.”

That perspective is the foundation of Surviving The Law: a call to look beyond headlines, beyond partisan narratives, and into the structures that decide whose lives are valued under the law.

As investigations continue and political statements multiply, the core question remains unresolved:

Who does the law serve and who must survive it?

Watch Jose Campos’ Full Commentary

Watch Jose’s full video commentary for his unfiltered response and his explanation of why this moment reflects the deeper issues explored in Surviving The Law.

Learn more about the book and its mission at www.survivingthelaw.com.