Family of 37-Year-Old Shot by ICE Agent Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Minneapolis

Family of Renee Good files wrongful death lawsuit after she was shot by ICE agent in Minneapolis. Legal team accuses administration of targeting Minnesotans.

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October 1, 2026 One Min Read

POLICY WIRE — Minneapolis, United States — The family of Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother and poet, has filed two federal lawsuits alleging wrongful death following her fatal shooting by an ICE agent in January.

The incident occurred on January 7 on Portland Avenue in Minneapolis when Good was shot by Jonathan Ross, an immigration officer, as she sat in her SUV attempting to leave the scene of a confrontation. The legal team representing Good’s family, Romanucci and Blandin, stated that her death was not an accident but the result of a coordinated effort by senior officials to target Minnesotans of Somali or Hispanic descent.

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The firm criticized the federal immigration enforcement operations, specifically referencing Operation Metro Surge, which they claim was built on exaggerated fraud claims used as a pretext for deploying thousands of masked agents across neighborhoods. They argued that officials encouraged agents to provoke confrontations with individuals like Good and assured them they would face no repercussions for using force.

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