By GB News (World News) | Created at 2026-10-02 01:00:54 | Updated at 2026-10-02 03:35:57
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The family of a woman who was shot dead by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) officer in Minneapolis has launched legal action against the US Government.
Renee Good, 37, was killed on January 7 as she drove at an officer during a large-scale immigration operation in the Minnesota city.
Footage of her death was viewed by millions, prompting mass street protests and unrest.
And now, nine months after the shooting, two lawsuits have been filed by Good's wife Becca, and her brother Brent Ganger - chasing a payout from the White House.
One of the claims holds the US Government responsible for the 37-year-old's killing, with the family's legal team arguing that the enforcement operation fostered "an unprecedented environment for state-sponsored violence".
The Trump administration has branded the lawsuits "baseless".
In her statement, White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said the deaths of Americans at the hands of illegal migrants should merit "equal coverage".
She also vowed that the Government would "vigorously defend these baseless civil lawsuits".
Donald Trump himself initially said Good "violently, wilfully and viciously ran over the Ice officer".
Renee Good, 37, was killed on January 7 during a large-scale immigration operation in Minneapolis 
But he later called her death a "tragedy" and said agents were sometimes "going to make a mistake".
"I would bet you that she, under normal circumstances, was a very solid, wonderful person - but her actions were pretty tough," he added.
Renee's wife Becca Good, addressing the media for the first time since the shooting, said at Thursday's press conference: "The whole world had to watch as our entire universe was destroyed."
"We were all robbed," she added, describing the toll the killing has taken on the couple's three children.
The first lawsuit accuses the Government of "battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence that caused Renee's death", according to the family's lawyer.
Nine months after the shooting, two lawsuits have been filed by Ms Good's brother, Brent Ganger, and her partner, Becca Good
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The Federal Tort Claims Act enables citizens to bring claims against the state for injury, death or property damage resulting from negligent conduct by federal employees.
The second action names Ice officer Jonathan Ross, who fired the fatal shot, alongside White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, White House border chief Tom Homan and others.
It alleges a "conspiracy to interfere with civil rights by senior federal officials, federal immigration enforcement agents and private actors".
The family's lawyer, Antonio Romanucci, declared at the press conference: "Our Government has become a grave and mortal threat to its own citizens."
Mr Trump described her killing as a 'tragedy' and acknowledged that agents were sometimes 'going to make a mistake'
Following Ms Good's death, hundreds of federal agents were ulled out Minneapolis, and the operation's commander Greg Bovino was relieved of his duties.
At Thursday's press conference, Mr Ganger said: "Since her death no meaningful change has occurred."
"Our family is waiting and we will wait no longer," he added.
Earlier in the week, Good's mother gave testimony before a congressional hearing, telling lawmakers: "I am a registered Republican. I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the United States.
"But far more than being a Republican, I am a Christian. Jesus teaches us to forgive and I have, but what we are asking for is accountability."
