Most Minnesotans say the federal officers were wrong to shoot in two January incidents
In the ICE shooting, 93% of Democrats and 65% of independents say the agent did the wrong thing, while 68% of Republicans say the agent did the right thing.
Minnesotans were more often unsure about the Border Patrol shooting, which happened just after the survey opened, than about the ICE shooting.
ICE shooting
In early January, a woman was shot and killed by a federal ICE agent in Minneapolis. Which of these statements is closer to your view:
Statewide
ICE shooting| Strongly feel ICE agent did RIGHT thing | 20% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel ICE agent did RIGHT thing | 7% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel ICE agent did WRONG thing | 5% |
|---|
| Strongly feel ICE agent did WRONG thing | 55% |
|---|
| Not sure | 14% |
|---|
Party
Republicans| Strongly feel ICE agent did RIGHT thing | 56% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel ICE agent did RIGHT thing | 13% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel ICE agent did WRONG thing | 5% |
|---|
| Strongly feel ICE agent did WRONG thing | 13% |
|---|
| Not sure | 13% |
|---|
Democrats| Strongly feel ICE agent did RIGHT thing | 1% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel ICE agent did RIGHT thing | 2% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel ICE agent did WRONG thing | 3% |
|---|
| Strongly feel ICE agent did WRONG thing | 90% |
|---|
| Not sure | 3% |
|---|
Independents| Strongly feel ICE agent did RIGHT thing | 10% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel ICE agent did RIGHT thing | 8% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel ICE agent did WRONG thing | 5% |
|---|
| Strongly feel ICE agent did WRONG thing | 59% |
|---|
| Not sure | 18% |
|---|
Refused responses not shown.
Border Patrol shooting
On Jan. 24, a man was shot and killed by federal Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis. Which of these statements is closer to your view:
Statewide
Border Patrol shooting| Strongly feel BP agent did RIGHT thing | 10% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel BP agent did RIGHT thing | 3% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel BP agent did WRONG thing | 3% |
|---|
| Strongly feel BP agent did WRONG thing | 53% |
|---|
| Not sure | 31% |
|---|
Party
Republicans| Strongly feel BP agent did RIGHT thing | 27% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel BP agent did RIGHT thing | 9% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel BP agent did WRONG thing | 5% |
|---|
| Strongly feel BP agent did WRONG thing | 17% |
|---|
| Not sure | 42% |
|---|
Democrats| Strongly feel BP agent did RIGHT thing | 0% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel BP agent did RIGHT thing | 0% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel BP agent did WRONG thing | 1% |
|---|
| Strongly feel BP agent did WRONG thing | 86% |
|---|
| Not sure | 13% |
|---|
Independents| Strongly feel BP agent did RIGHT thing | 5% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel BP agent did RIGHT thing | 3% |
|---|
| Not so strongly feel BP agent did WRONG thing | 4% |
|---|
| Strongly feel BP agent did WRONG thing | 57% |
|---|
| Not sure | 31% |
|---|
Source: Lumaris Research, Minnesota Community Survey of 1,072 adults, Jan. 22 to Feb. 12, 2026.
Margin of error is ±4.35 pp at 95% confidence level. Margins are wider for subgroups.