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On Politics

Wed Jan 14 2026

Kathryn Palmer | Politics Reporter

@KathrynPlmr

Hello readers. Kathryn Palmer here, happy Wednesday and welcome back to another edition of On Politics. Let's get into today's top political stories.

Minneapolis in turmoil as DOJ refuses ICE shooting probe

Department of Justice officials said yesterday there is "no basis" for an investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a mother of three, whose fatal shooting by an immigration enforcement agent sparked uproar across the country. Jonathan Ross, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent, killed the 37-year-old on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis, shooting into her car. Prominent Democrats called for Ross to be arrested and for the impeachment of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. A new national poll conducted in the days after the shooting found over half of American voters believed the shooting was unjustified. Protests over Good's death drew thousands across dozens of cities over the weekend, while in Minneapolis, demonstrators are continuing to take to the streets daily.

Border Patrol agents are pictured detaining a person near Roosevelt High School during dismissal time in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026.

KEREM YUCEL, AFP via Getty Images

A politics roundup:

•	A new report says the United States saw negative net migration in 2025 for the first time in decades
•	Trump says the U.S. 'needs' Greenland ahead of VP JD Vance's meeting with Denmark today
•	The FBI executed a rare search of a reporter's home in a classified document case
•	The Department of Labor is under fire for using language critics say is reminiscent of a Nazi slogan

Gallery: See Iran's anti-government protests, huge crowds, unrest in photos

Trump flips off heckler at Ford plant visit

Trump gave the middle finger to a heckler during a tour at a Ford plant in Michigan yesterday, mouthing "f--- you" to the man. The White House described it as "an appropriate and unambiguous response." The president was touring the Ford F-150 assembly facility in Dearborn when a worker on the plant floor shouted what sounded like "pedophile protector" as Trump stood on an elevated walkway, Reuters reported the video showed. Trump turned toward the person and appeared to respond with an expletive before making a hand gesture with his middle finger as he walked off. The heckler was suspended from Ford Motor, though donations have poured in to support him online.

ICE detention centers are booming

Trump's immigration crackdown has been swift and far-reaching, kicking off 2025 with a series of executive orders that paved the way for a stricter application of immigration law and for new policies to expand enforcement. ICE detention has expanded dramatically, both in terms of the number of people being held and the number of sites detaining them. ICE is now holding a record number of people in detention. The number of people detained without a criminal charge or criminal record is also surging. Here are five key things to know about immigration detention today.

Thanks for reading. More stories are below. You can reach me at kapalmer@usatoday.com and on X @ KathrynPlmr.