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Is De-Escalation in the Trump Administration’s Dictionary?
CNN One Thing
Jan 14, 2026

Tensions in Minneapolis remain high after an ICE agent killed Renee Nicole Good in her car last week. Despite widespread outrage, the Trump administration is sending in hundreds more law enforcement agents to enforce immigration orders. So what does this mean for activists keeping tabs on ICE? And why are federal agents using such aggressive tactics? 

For more: New documents shed light on Renee Good’s ties to ICE monitoring efforts in Minneapolis 

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Guests: Loretta Capeheart, Héctor Reyes, & Josh Campbell, CNN Senior Correspondent 

Host: David Rind 

Producer: Paola Ortiz 

Showrunner: Felicia Patinkin