Renee Good's family sues Trump administration over fatal ICE shooting
Two federal lawsuits allege excessive force and civil rights violations in the January killing of a mother of three by an immigration agent in Minneapolis.
KEY POINTS
- Renee Good, 37, was shot by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis.
- Family filed two federal lawsuits Thursday against Trump administration officials.
- Suits name Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, and Tom Homan as defendants.
- Good was driving away slowly when shot; family says she posed no danger.
- Death sparked protests; second U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, killed weeks later.
The family of Renee Good filed two federal lawsuits on Thursday against the Trump administration and senior officials, including White House aide Stephen Miller, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and border czar Tom Homan, over her death nine months ago. Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on January 7 while sitting in her car after dropping her son at school.
According to the complaints, Good was lawfully observing immigration agents during a protest against "Operation Metro Surge" when Ross and other officers approached her vehicle shouting demands. As she slowly drove away, Ross fired three rounds through the window, striking her in the temple. The family asserts she posed no threat and Ross was never at risk of being run over.
“What happened to Renee was completely senseless and the fact that there's been no accountability, no investigation, no expression of condolence, no change in policy is completely mind-blowing.”
One suit targets the U.S. government under the Federal Tort Claims Act for wrongful death and battery. The second alleges civil rights conspiracy and excessive force against Ross and the named administration officials. The plaintiffs include Good's partner, Becca Good, who witnessed the shooting, and her brother Brent Ganger, acting as trustee for her three minor children.
The lawsuits follow a six-month administrative claims process that yielded no resolution. Good's killing sparked significant protests in Minneapolis and national outrage, intensified weeks later when another U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, was fatally shot by immigration agents in the same city. At least 10 people have died in encounters with immigration officers during Trump's second term, according to the filings.
A White House spokeswoman dismissed the lawsuits as baseless. The Trump administration ended the Minnesota surge operation in February but maintains its immigration enforcement policies are necessary for public safety. The family is seeking unspecified damages and a jury trial.
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