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Family sues ICE, Trump officials over Renee Good death

By Drooid · Oct 1, 2026, 6:00 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

The Good family filed federal lawsuits on Oct. 1 over Renee Good’s death.
The suits name ICE, U.S. government and President Donald Trump officials Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem as defendants.
They allege a conspiracy targeting Somali and Hispanic Minnesotans via Ku Klux Klan Act.
They claim ICE agent Jonathan Ross fired three shots when Good tried to drive away.
The lawsuits seek damages for death, battery, assault, false imprisonment and emotional distress.

History

Historical Context

President Bill Clinton signed the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act in 1996, effective April 1 1997, merging exclusion and deportation into removal proceedings and authorizing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency. The law also launched the 287(g) partnership, letting state officers assist ICE, and funded an increase of at least 1,000 border agents. Those provisions now underpin the Good family’s civil-rights lawsuit against ICE.

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Story summary

The Good family filed federal lawsuits on Oct. 1 over Renee Good’s death.
The suits name ICE, U.S. government and President Donald Trump officials Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem as defendants.
They allege a conspiracy targeting Somali and Hispanic Minnesotans via Ku Klux Klan Act.
They claim ICE agent Jonathan Ross fired three shots when Good tried to drive away.
The lawsuits seek damages for death, battery, assault, false imprisonment and emotional distress.

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