“This Didn’t Have to Happen”: Homeland Security Secretary Admits Death of Woman Shot by ICE in Minneapolis Was “Preventable”

A Mother Remembered—Not a Threat

As officials argued over narratives, Renee’s family told a very different story.

Her mother, Donna Ganger, described Renee as “one of the kindest people I’ve ever known.”

She told the Minnesota Star Tribune that her daughter was not an anti-ICE protester, not an agitator, not a danger.

“She was extremely compassionate,” Donna said. “She’s taken care of people all her life.”

Renee was a mother of three.

Her youngest son—just six years old—now has no parent left in his life aside from his grandmother.

As tributes appeared across Minneapolis, protests erupted.

Candles. Signs. Anger.

For many, this wasn’t just about one shooting.

It was about a federal force operating in their city—and the cost that came with it.

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