Renee Good’s Family Sues Federal Government and Trump‑Era Officials After Fatal ICE Shooting

The family of Renee Good has filed two federal lawsuits nearly a year after the 37‑year‑old Minneapolis mother of three was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer on Jan. 7.

Renee and Becca Good in an undated photo.Credit: Courtesy of Romanucci & Blandin

Lawsuits And Allegations

The plaintiffs filed a wrongful death claim naming the U.S. government as the sole defendant and a separate civil‑rights complaint invoking the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871. The second suit alleges a conspiracy by senior officials to interfere with the civil rights of Minnesota residents, particularly members of Somali and Hispanic communities.

From left: Brent and Luke Ganger, Renee Good's brothers, and their parents, Donna and Tim Ganger, are pictured during an interview in Denver on Feb. 27, 2026.Credit: AP Photo/David Zalubowski

What Happened

According to court filings and video evidence cited by the family, an ICE officer identified in the complaints as Jonathan Rosson fired three shots into Good’s SUV after she and her partner, Becca Good, had dropped their 6‑year‑old child at school and paused to observe heavy federal law‑enforcement activity tied to what plaintiffs describe as “Operation Metro Surge.” The Hennepin County Medical Examiner’s Office ruled Good’s death a homicide caused by multiple gunshot wounds.

A single bullet hole can be seen on the driver's side of the windshield of Renee Good's car after she was shot and killed by a federal officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, 2026.Credit: Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty

“Every morning, she is my first thought. I think about how the kids are growing up without their mama, and how I will grow old without the love of my life. I think about how we should have had 40 more years together,”

—Becca Good, Oct. 1 statement

Who Is Named In The Civil‑Rights Suit

The civil‑rights complaint names a mix of current and former federal and political figures, including Governor Kristi Noem and former White House adviser Stephen Miller, along with Corey Lewandowski, former Border Patrol chief Greg Bovino, former acting ICE director Todd Lyons, former ICE official Tom Homan, ICE officer Jonathan Rosson and unidentified federal agents (John Does 1–10). The complaint alleges these individuals played roles in planning or authorizing the aggressive tactics that plaintiffs say put civilians at risk.

Donna Ganger, the mother of Renee Good, arrives at a Capitol Hill forum on Sept. 22, 2026.Credit: Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty

Family’s Claims About The Aftermath

Plaintiffs say senior officials publicly described the incident as a vehicle attack and labeled Good a domestic terrorist in the hours after the shooting. The family alleges those statements exposed Becca Good to ongoing threats, forcing her to relocate temporarily, hire private security and install home protections.

Attorneys for the family describe the suit as an effort to hold the government and senior officials accountable for a deployment and operational posture that, they allege, targeted communities of color and endangered bystanders. The complaint links Good’s death to a broader pattern of federal conduct during the deployment and cites another fatal shooting of a Minneapolis nurse just weeks later as part of the same operational context.

Responses And Next Steps

The White House, the Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Governor Noem and several named former officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment, according to the filings. The lawsuits seek monetary damages and injunctive relief and ask a court to adjudicate whether the actions and policies alleged violated constitutional protections and federal civil‑rights statutes.

Family members and attorneys have also pressed their case publicly at a Capitol Hill forum, where relatives recounted the loss and urged lawmakers to consider the broader civil‑rights implications of the federal deployment.