Renee Nicole Good's family sues Trump administration and immigration officials over her killing

The family of a US woman killed by an immigration agent while she protested against their mass deployment in Minneapolis last year is suing the US government over her death.

Renee Nicole Good, 37, was shot dead in her car by Immigration and Customs Enforcement ‌(ICE) agent Jonathan Ross in January 2026 as she and her wife, Becca Good, took part in a protest against large-scale deportation roundups in Minnesota ordered by US President Donald Trump.

The lawsuits - one against the government, the other against Mr Ross and officials including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, ex-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and White House border czar Tom Homan - seek unspecified damages for wrongful death, conspiracy and other violations.

​The cases are the first major civil actions taken against the president for the unprecedented deportation sweeps ‌he ordered in Minneapolis last winter, dubbed Operation Metro Surge.

Mr Ross could not be reached for comment on Thursday, and spokespeople for the White House and the Department of Justice did not immediately respond to queries.

Thousands of ICE agents were deployed to the city's streets, their presence provoking widespread protests, which were intensified by the killing of Ms Good.

Days later, an ICE agent shot and wounded Julio Sosa-Celis, a Venezuelan delivery driver, ​in the leg, and two weeks later immigration agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, an American nurse ⁠working for the US Department of Veterans Affairs.

Ms Good was initially dismissed as a "domestic terrorist" by senior administration figures.

State prosecutors were told by the US Department of Justice they could not investigate the agents involved in her killing, prompting at least half a dozen to resign in protest.

Investigators are examining whether the agents involved broke state law, but none of them has yet faced any charges.

Enquiries have been slowed because the Justice Department withdrew its usual cooperation and evidence-sharing with local law enforcement agencies.

Minnesota has sued the Trump administration to gain access to the evidence it gathered at the shooting ⁠scenes.

In a widely viewed video of the incident, Mr Ross is seen approaching Ms Good in her car, which was parked to ‌partly block the road. Mr Ross circled the vehicle on foot, recording on his phone.

In her last words, Ms Good can be seen on video saying to Mr Ross: "That's fine, dude, I'm not mad at you."

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Moments later, another ICE agent approached the car and told Ms Good to get out. She can be seen reversing briefly, then putting the car into forward gear and ⁠turning the steering wheel to her right, apparently trying to drive away.

As the car moves forward, Mr ​Ross, who at that point had returned to the front left of her ​car, shouts "Whoa!" and shoots into the car, hitting Ms Good in the head, arm, and ​chest.

The Department of Homeland Security, ​which oversees ICE and related agencies, has defended the conduct of Ross and other immigration officers as justified uses of force in dangerous situations.

Mr Trump says his anti-immigration policies are needed for the safety of native-born Americans.

At its peak, Operation Metro Surge, which ended in February last year, saw between 3,000 to 4,000 ICE agents deployed across the state, according to a study by the University of California San Diego.

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