Family of US Woman Killed by Immigration Officer Files Lawsuits Against Trump Administration

The family of Renee Good, a 37-year-old unarmed US citizen who was fatally shot by an immigration agent in Minneapolis, has filed two lawsuits against the administration of President Donald Trump.

Good was killed on January 7 when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, Jonathan Ross, fired three shots into her vehicle during a federal immigration operation in Minnesota.

The family filed one lawsuit against the United States under the Federal Tort Claims Act, seeking damages over alleged wrongful death, negligence and other misconduct.

The second lawsuit names Ross as well as senior Trump administration officials, including former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller. It alleges violations of Good’s civil rights and claims that the immigration operation targeted Somali and Hispanic communities.

The family’s lawyers argued that Good’s death was preventable and resulted from policies that encouraged aggressive confrontations between federal immigration officers and members of the public.

The Trump administration has defended the immigration crackdown and maintained that Ross was justified in using deadly force.

Video of the incident showed Good speaking with officers from inside her vehicle before attempting to drive away. According to the lawsuit, she was unarmed, was not suspected of committing a crime and was steering away from Ross when he opened fire.

Good’s death sparked protests in Minneapolis and increased scrutiny of the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement campaign.

Two weeks later, federal immigration agents fatally shot another US citizen, intensive-care nurse Alex Pretti, during a confrontation in the city.

No federal agent has been charged in connection with either death, while Minnesota authorities are investigating the incidents for possible violations of state law.

Good’s wife, Becca Good, called for accountability, saying the family did not want other families to experience a similar loss.

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