ACTION: IT is a busy week: January 13, 2026

 Please consult our community calendar

of WeThePeopleCV.org

(the local indivisible pro-democracy group)

USE this link to find community events, rallies and vigils that grow and support democracy and freedom

Our Community Cache Valley has about 15 action groups.

 

WeThePeopleCV.org 

 meets regularly to organize events and to actions to enhance democracy--- all year long

Congress, House candidate Peter Crosby: Tuesday at 6:

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Our Community Cache Valley meeting, Thursday January 15th

Please join neighbors to advocate for democracy, freedom, the rule of law every Friday 4-5 pm.
Please join some of us for more conversation afterwards.

Stop by to pick up a 11 by 17 color window sign for FREE.

Sunday 10 am Jan 18th.  Short service about Homeless and ICE camps

Analysis and Knowledge: SLANDER by Feds began a mere hour after Renee STARTED to receive meaningful medical care

 

Renee was being slandered as little







 as an hour after she was provided the first

 




meaningful medical care




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THERE WAS NO 







INVESTIGATION before hand



















Lies about Renee began almost immediately




A well-rehearsed script re-victimized the slain mother of three




Secr. NOEM started spewing lies 




using a WELL-WORN SCRIPT 










Did she delay an hour because she it 







took time to locate her cowboy hat 







and costume?

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• "Victim tried to kill ICE agent with her car".  (LIE)
• "Agent had to murder her for his safety" (LIE).
•  Trump said: Agent was badly hurt and is recovering in hospital  (LIE)
•  "Murder Victim was a Domestic Terrorist".  (LIE)
• "Victim deserved to be slaughtered for disobeying orders" (LIE)
• Alleged order was one that ICE has no authority to give.  
• Orders from aggressive ICE agents trying to invade Renee's car were conflicting--this is confirmed by both video and witness evidence.   
• Fabrication of false claims and slandering the victim: (LIE)
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• Some facts and logical conclusions

• TRUTH: Shooting victim was a bystander visiting a neighbor near her home.

• TRUTH:  Murder victim was not a suspect of ICE action.

• TRUTH: No enforcement action was ongoing.

• TRUTH: Agents had been stuck in the snow.

• TRUTH: Policy forbidding shooting at SUSPECTs when they flee disallowed this murder because: 

• 1) shooting into fleeing vehicles is not allowed by DHS poliy except in very special circumstances that pose great danger to agent.  

• 2) Shooting into vehicles is known to endanger everyone.

• 3) Renee was not a suspect and 

• TRUTH: Agent showed no physical sign of pulling back from Renee's vehicle, as is expected if he was ACTUALLY in danger of being hit by that vehicle.
• TRUTH:  Shooting victims was not blocking the road.
• TRUTH:  Shooting victims was smiling, kind, and loving, clearly posing no threat.
• TRUTH:  Citizens wonder whether this was a killing motivated by anti-woman animous.

Summary:

The usual victim-blaming and completely fabricated SCRIPT was used by everyone in the Federal government.

Identical wording was used after a shooting in California

Border Patrol has 

units that scrub evidence to cover up the illegal activity of agent

Evidence may have been scrubbed in Minneapolis.??

  Citizens and journalists wonder....

The focus on propaganda might explain why Renee was denied medical care.

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KNOWLEDGE: Statement from family of Renee Good is an example to us all

@jesscraven101

BREAKING: Renee Good’s wife issues devastating and heartbreaking statement. Please share it everywhere so people know who this woman actually was and how intensely the Trump admin is lying about her.

♬ original sound - Jessica Craven

 Loving statement from the family of Renee Nicole Good

Notes, Action items for week of January 12

 Action items, Announcements, Notes Notes for week of Jan 12  

Our meeting - WeThepeopleCV - Meeting 5-630 Monday Jan 12; Aspen Room, Logan Library; tentative agenda posted later today. 

6-7 pm, Tuesday Jan 13, Logan Library Peter Crosby, 6-7 pm  candidate for Congress Meet the candidate night

Our Community Cache Valley -  Thursday, Jan. 15 5:30, Logan Library

Utah Legislature preview  Friday, Jan 16, 

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89935367206

Cache Valley Mutual Aid - thrift ‘shop’ and social - Jan 17 Prince of Peace Lutheran Church - 930N 400 W, Logan,  10am - 12 pm.  Bring things to give away, social event

Susanne and Jim are speaking at CVUU Sunday Jan 18 - Incarcerations - in Utah - proposed ICE detention and Homeless super campus;  10-11 am;  all are welcome 596 E 900 n, Logan

Notes

NEW YEAR, NEW efforts, New people

THANKS to all who showed up Friday for the Renee Good vigil. We posted Minnesota - related resources to your email a few minutes ago, AND to the blog page. 

Please also check the calendar page for information on other events https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89935367206

WeThePeople, Our Community Cache Valley, and League of Women Voters ALL need volunteers - for a range of small, medium, and biggish efforts.  Please try to contact us / come to our meetings this week. 

League of Women Voters Cache Valley needs volunteers;  Kendra Penry decision to run for state legislature creates openings;  People who can speak Spanish especially needed

Candidate filings - VERY STRONG showing

ALL 4 county council seats will have challengers or people from two parties;  three state legislative races will have challengers to the incumbents; the State School board also has  challengers declared; and there are full slates of people running for school boards. Here is the list of all the candidates who filed.

RESOURCES to SEND SUPPORT FOR TWIN CITIES / MINNESOTA: GOOD family message

 Resources to help people affected by ICE and Deportation threats

Minnesota is home to large populations of immigrants, especially from east Africa and southeast Asia- it was one of the few areas to welcome Hmong refugees after the Vietnam war and continues to have faith-based, private foundations, and state-supported efforts at immigrant and refugee settlement in the U.S.   As with most of the U.S., much of the Twin Cities and regional economy is sustained there by the work of immigrant community members; many immigrants impacted by ICE and CBP efforts are here lawfully, and are now being intimidated by ICE agents.  Citizens and people in the US here lawfully feel threatened, and are not always able to get to work, drop off their kids at school, or worship where they want to. The economy of the region is slowed by the nearly relentless attacks by the federal government and various non-state actors.  The Twin Cities are also an urban center for Native Americans, and a range of efforts provide resources for their communities. 

Renee Good’s family issued a statement that is incredibly touching, and the GoFundME campaign was closed when it reached $1.5 million dollars. They asked that further donations go to groups helping any group helping with immigrant and refugee people, and the general good of people. Please note that on Friday, Jan. 9, the current administration moved to freeze SNAP benefits to 5 states, including Minnesota. 

 Below are SOME of the groups that provide support to people under assault. The groups listed below are established and reputable groups based on our research, but the information below will be edited, and we cannot verify every group carefully.  As with all donations, please be careful and do your research.  We are better equipped to say that the local groups are very sound.  

 Lutheran Social Service  in the Minnesota region provides a wide range of services. The link is here, and their website provides a comprehensive summary of the services and support that they provide in the region.

MIRAC is an all-volunteer, grassroots, multiracial, and multinational immigrant rights mass-movement organization. MIRAC fights for legalization for all, an end to immigration raids and deportations, an end to all anti-immigrant laws, and full equality in all areas of life. Link here 

Unidos MN is a grassroots organization that builds power with Minnesota's working families to advance social, racial, and economic justice for all. Born from the strength of the DREAMER movement, we place immigration, education, and climate justice at the heart of our work. As an intersectional and intergenerational organization led by women and multiracial communities, they unite people from all backgrounds to fight for a future where everyone can thrive—no exceptions. https://unidos-mn.org/. 

American Indian Family Center of Minnesota provides American Indian families with programs and services enriched by traditional American Indian values and culture. https://aifcmn.org/.

Minnesota Indian Women’s Resource Center https://www.miwrc.org/ provides programs designed to educate and empower Native women and their families, and to inform and assist those who work providing services to the community. Programs reflect the needs of our families, and are tailored to address issues that significantly affect their well being; such as family services, affordable housing, chemical dependency, mental health care, cultural resilience and healing, and other family and community issues.

Minneapolis American Indian Center provides educational, health, employment, and social services to the Twin Cities urban Native community. We are a community hub that celebrates and uplifts Native culture and is open to all. https://www.maicnet.org/.

Next Event: Weekly Friday Vigil at Historic Courthouse

 

 PLEASE JOIN YOUR NEIGHBORS AT THE 

weekly Friday vigil

Our democracy is under threat like NEVER BEFORE. Please come to protest for a free and democratic country.

In the winter months we meet from 4-5.

We make window poster available for free.  Pleas stop by to pick up a poster form this collection:

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Promote 5calls

Rally and Vigil for democracy. Remembrance of Renee Good and other victims of ICE violence and neglect

ICE VIOLENCE and neglect MUST STOP

Remembering victims of lawless shootings, neglect in immigration detention, and the out-of-control MASS deportation scheme of the administration.

We met on a cold late afternoon to remember the lives lost to ICE - Renee Good was killed in cold blood on Jan. 7, 2026 by an ICE agent.  

We met at street side to protest, and then convened to share thoughts, have several readings, and hear an amazing impromptu song.  

Thanks to the approximately 80-120 folks who showed up.  

#ICEOUT

OUR MESSAGE-Indivisible:

• We are outraged by the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE. She was a 37 year old wife and mother of three children who loved to sing and studied creative writing. 
• Renee was shot in the face by an ICE agent. 
• We grieve her death and the deaths of all those killed in ICE detention.
•  We grieve those who suffer from violence, neglect, intimidation, and amoral actions of this regime.
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• ICE has been escalating its cruel deployments into our communities. 
• This recent killing is not an isolated incident, but the devastating and predictable result of ICE's lawless operations and President Trump's abuse of power.
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• ICE and CBP have endangered our communities. Our neighbors fear for their livelihoods and their lives, and our communities are less safe. 
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• We won't stand for it.

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• We demand accountability for the killing and an end to ICE and CBP raids. We will not sit by while violence goes unanswered and our communities are terrorized.

We will meet ICE's violence with steadfast nonviolence and lawful protest.

We hold events over the weekend to center solidarity with individuals and communities already impacted by ICE violence. 

While there currently exists no comprehensive database of lives taken by ICE, here are a few examples:

• Renee Nicole Good-US citizen, mom, poet, and loving wife. 
• She was shot dead for leaving aggressive agents who objected to her parking in the street near her home.  
• Violation of training.  
• Agents have NO AUTHORITY OVER CITIZENS ......EXCEPT A TINY BIT IF citizens actually INTERFERE IN A DETENTION.  
• Renee's vehicle did not block traffic and there was no detention action.
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• Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez-
• Father, cook, Chicago resident, 
• Silverio was shot dead while fleeing an attempted detention, 
• Shooting was in violation of DHS code
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• Carlos Jimenez-
• Carlos was shot but not killed.
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• Marie Ange Blaise
• Died in detention
• Medical neglect is suspected. 
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• Johnny Noviello-
• A Canadian citizen 
• Johnny died in detention.  
• He lived and worked in Florida for 4 decades.  
• Medical neglect is suspected.
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• Chaofeng Ge-
• Chinese citizen.  
• Died in detention.  
• An investigations are ongoing.

 

Based on recent news reports from early January 2026, at least 17 people have been shot in total incidents involving U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers during President Donald Trump's second term (beginning January 2025). This figure includes at least four fatalities and seven injuries from 16 separate shooting incidents. 

Specific shooting incidents in late 2025 and early 2026 mentioned in the news results include:

• 1 DEAD citizen parked in street near her home: Minneapolis, Minnesota (January 7, 2026): Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was fatally shot by an ICE agent during an enforcement operation. The agent claimed to fear for his life, while bystanders and video footage reportedly dispute that account.
• NOEM SLANDERS AND BLAMES VICTIM BEFORE ANY FACTS WERE KNOWN: About 1.5 hours after Renee was killed, and about one hour after Renee started to get delayed and possibly subpar medical attention, Secretary of Homeland Security Noem was already fabricating lies about her.  
• Medical aid was refused and hindered by ICE agents.  A video from the inside of a home next to the final resting place of Renee's car showed no one attending to Renee after she was shot. For at least 30 second, no one was helping Renee.  
• The agent who shot Renee point blank 3 times in the face checked that she was dead before fleeing the scene
• The agent who shot Renee called her a F-ing B-ch  during or after shooting her dead from safety at the side of her vehicle.
• The agent who shot Renee was in clear violation of several DHS policies.  
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• See the video from witness posted by Reuters.
• more in another blog post.
• 2 INJURED:  Feds claim ties to a drug cartel but prior claims of this kind proved to be total fabrications. Portland, Oregon (January 8, 2026): Federal officers, identified as Border Patrol in one report, shot and injured two people inside a vehicle outside a hospital.  More information is needed.
• 1 DEAD: Northridge, Los Angeles (December 31, 2025): An off-duty ICE agent fatally shot Keith Porter, 43, on New Year's Eve.
• 1 injured: Two people were injured in Glen Burnie, Maryland (December 24, 2025): ICE agents shot and injured an individual who allegedly tried to run them over with a vehicle. 
•  NOTE THE "ICE AGENTS WERE THE VICTIMS" SCRIPT WAS BEING USED HERE.  
• THIS IS TYPICAL OF ICE SPOKESPERSONS WHENEVER ICE AGENTS APPLY LETHAL FORCE AGAINST PEOPLE. 
• 1 killed and 2 injured as a result of sniper firing at victims being driven to detention in Dallas, Texas (September 2025): One detainee was killed and two others critically injured in a shooting at an ICE facility, after a gunman opened fire from a nearby rooftop and later died from a self-inflicted.
• 1 shot 5 times,  Marimar Martinez, Chicago.  
• This citizen was slandered and charged after an CPD agent attempted to murder her.  See more
• Marimar, Montessori teacher, miraculously survived after being rammed by ICE Agent 
• She was shot 5 times point blank.  
• Agents were pissed at being followed and outed by citizen observers.