Voters honor ICE shooting victims
The gist
Hundreds of voters placed "I Voted" stickers on memorials for people killed by ICE officers.
The tributes tie this midterm election to anger over fatal immigration enforcement.
How it unfolded
- Jan 7, 2026Renee Good, 37, is fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis.
- Jan 8, 2026A makeshift memorial honoring the victim is taped to a post near the shooting site in Minneapolis.
- Jul 7, 2026Lorenzo Salgado Araujo, a 52-year-old construction worker and father, is fatally shot by an ICE officer in Houston; ICE says it happened in a traffic stop during a "targeted operation."
Key terms
- ICE
- Federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security that enforces immigration and customs laws.
- midterm election
- US general elections held near the midpoint of a president's four-year term, when all House seats and about a third of Senate seats are contested.
- early voting
- A convenience voting process letting voters cast ballots before the scheduled election day, by mail or in person.
Source: Wikipedia