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Former US soccer star Megan Rapinoe criticized US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and President Donald Trump’s administration following the killing of a woman in Minneapolis last week.
A federal agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good after she allegedly moved her car toward agents in what the Department of Homeland Security described as an act of “self-defense.” According to DHS, Good accompanied federal ICE agents to two other locations before the shooting and blocked the roadway to disrupt ongoing enforcement in the area.
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Megan Rapinoe attends prior to the NWSL Championship 2025 Final between Washington Spirit and NJ/NY Gotham FC at PayPal Park on November 22, 2025 in San Jose, California. (Elsa/NWSL via Getty Images)
The incident sparked ongoing protests in Minneapolis as agitators continue to clash with federal agents.
Rapinoe, during the latest episode of “A Touch More,” weighed in with disapproval of how the White House has handled immigration enforcement.
“I think it’s been abnormal the whole time that the Trump administration has been doing these raids and disappearing people, and you know, they’re knocking people’s phones out of their hands. It’s legal to do that,” Rapinoe said. “They’re basically intimidating and threatening people not to protest and not to track what they’re doing, and that’s a lot of what happened in Minneapolis. The community is coming out, keeping an eye on ICE, where are they, trying to stamp their people, stopping them from what feels (like) a very illegal way to carry out these immigration raids.
“It’s just really sad. Obviously, our hearts go out to Renee Good’s family and her community and all the people who love her and support her.”
Rapinoe and Sue Bird praised NBA coaches Steve Kerr and Doc Rivers for speaking out against ICE action in the city.
Members of law enforcement work the scene after the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent during federal operations on January 7, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)
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Bird claimed the Trump administration was telling citizens not to believe what their eyes see, and Rapinoe said the way federal officials have responded to the shooting was Orwellian.
“I mean, they came out and immediately had a verdict on what happened without any investigation, without anything happening,” Rapinoe said. “Yeah, I mean it’s classic Orwell – the last command they told you was don’t believe what your eyes see or something like that.”
“Just, so sad … This is so outside the norm and outside of what’s okay, and I think everyone has seen it, and I hope that the proverbial people will rise up when it is and in whatever way it is – whether it’s a midterm election or an election or out on the streets to say that this is not what we want, not what we think is acceptable,” she added.
Since the shooting, there has been a wave of heated debate and several violent attacks on immigration enforcement agents.
Meanwhile, Good’s family is now being represented by Chicago-based law firm Romanucci & Blandin, which also represented George Floyd’s family. The firm said its founding partner, Antonio M. Romanucci, represents Good’s partner, Becca Good, as well as her parents and siblings.
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The firm helped secure a $27 million settlement for Floyd’s family in a civil suit against the City of Minneapolis, the largest civil rights and wrongful death pretrial settlement in U.S. history at the time.
