The family of Renee Good, a woman shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minneapolis earlier this year, has filed a civil lawsuit against the Trump administration over her killing.
Good, 37, was one of two U.S. citizens killed in Minneapolis in January during protests over immigration efforts in the city.
Now, her family says the administration was negligent and violated her civil rights. They’re demanding a jury trial and damages in the first legal efforts since President Donald Trump ordered Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis.
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Citizen deaths in Minneapolis
Good was shot and killed in her car on Jan. 7 when she and her wife joined the city’s daily protests against masked ICE agents in the city. Her killing was captured by bystanders and spread rapidly online, sparking protest.
Video shows ICE agents approaching Good in her car. She interacted with one agent before another approached and demanded she exit her vehicle. That’s when Good reportedly put her car into drive and turned the steering wheel. Her car began to move forward, and that’s when agents shot into her vehicle.
Upon Good’s death, the Trump administration branded her a “domestic terrorist” before ultimately ending its immigration efforts in the city a month later.
The chief elected prosecutor in Minneapolis is investigating the agents for possible violations of Minnesota law, but efforts have slowed after the Trump administration withdrew cooperation and evidence sharing.
ICE agents in Minneapolis also shot and killed a second U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, a week after Good’s death.
Two lawsuits
The lawsuit against the administration is one of two filed Thursday. The first names the U.S. as the defendant and alleges wrongful death under Minnesota law. It alleges the U.S. committed “battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence that caused Renee’s death.”
The second names the ICE agent who killed Good, Jonathan Ross, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and others, alleging a “conspiracy to interfere with civil rights by senior federal officials, federal immigration enforcement agents, and private actors.”
Good’s wife and family are expected to speak with reporters about the lawsuits on Thursday.
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