Renee Good's family sues U.S. government, ICE officer and others over Minneapolis killing

Renee Good's family has filed two federal lawsuits against the immigration agent who killed her and several top officials from the Trump administration. The plaintiffs, Good's partner Becca Good and her brother Brent Ganger, claim wrongful death and violations of federal law. The 37-year-old Good, a U.S. citizen and mother of three, was shot and killed in her car on January 7th during a protest against ICE agents in Minneapolis.

According to her partner, Good was driving away from the agent in an attempt to escape when she was shot. Video footage shows that Good was not an immediate threat to the agent. The deaths of Good and another American nurse, Alex Pretti, who was also killed by an immigration agent during protests two weeks later, sparked outrage and led to investigations by the Department of Homeland Security.

However, Todd Blanche, then deputy attorney general, dismissed the possibility of a civil rights investigation at first. Now, these lawsuits mark some of the first major civil actions taken against Trump's immigration campaign in Minnesota. The plaintiffs allege that the government distorted peaceful assembly and speech as violence against the republic and acted with extreme and unconstitutional force, causing significant harm.

The lawsuit also names several high-ranking officials, including former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller, and former U.S. border patrol officer Gregory Bovino, for their alleged roles in Good's death.