In Anger and Solidarity - January 10, 2026
The following email was sent by the EC to AAUP members on Saturday, January 10, 2026.
Dear Colleagues,
We are sickened by Wednesday’s fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, an unarmed legal observer, by an ICE agent here in Minneapolis. As many of you will be aware, available video evidence appears to decisively refute the Department of Homeland Security's claim that this was an act of self-defense. Clearly, the presence of ICE on our streets is making everyone less safe. Our hearts go out to the victim, her family, and all those whose lives are being disrupted by ICE and others targeting our communities. AAUP national President Todd Wolson issued a statement of solidarity with the family of Renee Nicole Good and all communities that have suffered under ICE occupation.
As we approach the start of the new semester it falls to us to do whatever we can to keep one another safe. Please remember: in the event of ICE coming to campus that while they can enter public areas, in order to enter private or restricted areas (ID card access etc.) they require a subpoena or a valid judicial warrant (signed by a judge or magistrate judge, giving the name of the person to be apprehended, and including the address of the premises to be searched). In fact, they rarely have these.
For more information, please visit the National Immigration Law Center’s Know Your Rights: If You Encounter ICE page.
The NILC has also created a useful factsheet, in collaboration with AAUP, AFT, the ACLU and the President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, Protecting Immigrant Students & Employees: Guidelines for Higher Education Institutions.
To support local action on immigrant rights, please contact the MN Immigrant Rights Action Committee.
In solidarity,
Twin Cities AAUP Executive Committee
Dear Colleagues,
We are sickened by Wednesday’s fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, an unarmed legal observer, by an ICE agent here in Minneapolis. As many of you will be aware, available video evidence appears to decisively refute the Department of Homeland Security's claim that this was an act of self-defense. Clearly, the presence of ICE on our streets is making everyone less safe. Our hearts go out to the victim, her family, and all those whose lives are being disrupted by ICE and others targeting our communities. AAUP national President Todd Wolson issued a statement of solidarity with the family of Renee Nicole Good and all communities that have suffered under ICE occupation.
As we approach the start of the new semester it falls to us to do whatever we can to keep one another safe. Please remember: in the event of ICE coming to campus that while they can enter public areas, in order to enter private or restricted areas (ID card access etc.) they require a subpoena or a valid judicial warrant (signed by a judge or magistrate judge, giving the name of the person to be apprehended, and including the address of the premises to be searched). In fact, they rarely have these.
For more information, please visit the National Immigration Law Center’s Know Your Rights: If You Encounter ICE page.
The NILC has also created a useful factsheet, in collaboration with AAUP, AFT, the ACLU and the President’s Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration, Protecting Immigrant Students & Employees: Guidelines for Higher Education Institutions.
To support local action on immigrant rights, please contact the MN Immigrant Rights Action Committee.
In solidarity,
Twin Cities AAUP Executive Committee