In this episode of The Political Fixer Podcast, we confront a question the country can no longer avoid: Is ICE able to be reformed, or is it time to abolish it entirely?

The discussion centers on the killing of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three and U.S. citizen who was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis in broad daylight after dropping her child off at school. Her death, captured on video and occurring just minutes from where George Floyd was murdered, sparked national outrage and renewed scrutiny of ICE’s tactics, use of force, and lack of accountability.

Renee’s story is not an isolated tragedy.

This episode examines a disturbing pattern of conduct, including:

• A 5-year-old child detained on camera by immigration agents
• Multiple children from the same school district detained within days, forcing schools to shut down out of fear
• At least 32 deaths in ICE custody in 2025 alone
• The fatal shooting of Keith Porter Jr., a father of two, by an off-duty ICE officer
• Revelations that ICE has stopped paying for medical care for detainees, with 85 credible reports of medical neglect documented by the U.S. Senate

These incidents raise urgent legal, constitutional, and moral questions. This episode does not debate whether cruelty is acceptable. It is not. Instead, we examine how ICE was created, what it was intended to do, and how it became an agency operating with minimal oversight and devastating human consequences.

So what comes next?

Can ICE be reformed in a way that protects public safety while respecting human rights, or is the institution itself fundamentally broken?

Do we melt ICE down, or do we crush it?

⚠️ Content warning: This episode discusses violence, death, and the detention of children.

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