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Provocative Policing

Did Someone Misspell 'Proactive' in the ICE SOP?

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Trygve Hammer
Jan 13, 2026
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Minutes after Renée Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old US citizen, was fatally shot by a United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on January 7th, Kristi Noem took to a Texas stage backed by cops, a colonel, and a flag-draped tactical vehicle. Still in costume from the set of Save a Hoss, …

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