FBI launches investigation into ICE shooting victim Renee Good for her ties to activists - LGBTQ Nation

"The FBI is investigating whether Renee Nicole Good, the queer 37-year-old mother who was shot and killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent last week in Minneapolis, had connections to activist groups opposing the Trump administration's brutal immigration enforcement campaign. According to the New York Times, sources familiar with the probe say that the Justice Department intends to cast a wide net, investigating activists involved in the January 7 protest that preceded Good's death, who they believe instigated the shooting."

"They also said that it seems increasingly unlikely that Jonathan Ross, the 43-year-old ICE agent who fired three shots into Good's SUV, killing her, will face criminal charges, according to the Times. As the Times notes, the move is in keeping with the Trump administration's efforts to blame Good for her own death, as well as its broader efforts in recent months to falsely paint progressive activism and constitutionally protected protest as "domestic terrorism.""

"President Donald Trump and top members of his administration have been relentless in their characterization of Good as a "domestic terrorist." In the immediate aftermath of her death, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed that Good "weaponize[d] her vehicle" and "attempted to run a law enforcement officer over" - a characterization disputed by witnesses and local law enforcement, and contradicted by multiple videos of the incident."

Federal investigators are examining whether Renee Good had ties to activist groups opposing aggressive immigration enforcement. The Justice Department intends to cast a wide net, targeting activists involved in the January 7 protest that preceded Good's death and whom investigators suspect instigated the shooting. Criminal charges against ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who fired three shots into Good's SUV and killed her, appear increasingly unlikely. Senior administration officials labeled Good a "domestic terrorist" and blamed her for her own death. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed Good "weaponize[d] her vehicle" and "attempted to run a law enforcement officer over," assertions contradicted by witnesses, local law enforcement, and multiple videos.

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