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Gov. Kathy Hochul asks Trump border czar Tom Homan to confirm if the ICE agent linked to the Renee Good shooting is operating in New York, demanding removal if reassigned, as she advances a sanctuary-like package to curb federal immigration enforcement and tightens White House outreach amid NY voters’ concerns over immigration policy.
A Minnesota judge has ordered several federal agencies to provide unredacted evidence related to the January shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent, including training files, use-of-force policies, statements by the agent, witness and office statements, medical and mental health records, cell phone data, and body-camera/video footage from before and after the incident. The agencies — the US Attorney’s Office, DOJ, DHS, ICE, and ERO — must turn over these materials by May 1, with the judge later determining how disclosures should be made to Muñoz-Guatemala, the undocumented immigrant who attacked the agent during a separate arrest and was convicted in 2025.
WIRED reports that the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension texted the FBI for access to the Renee Good crime scene on Jan. 7, but the FBI didn't answer for at least two days, a delay that preceded the FBI taking over the case and sparked a lawsuit alleging a breakdown in federal–state cooperation and evidence sharing; the BCA says they were later excluded from interviews and key physical evidence, while the FBI has not commented.
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, along with Hennepin County District Attorney Mary Moriarty and the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, filed a federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C., accusing the Justice Department and Homeland Security of blocking state investigators from accessing evidence in the shootings of Renee Good, Alex Pretti, and Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, detailing refusals to share key evidence (including Good’s car), obstructed witness interviews, and shifts in investigation leadership that allegedly violate federal law and the 10th Amendment.
Renee Good’s family says the Trump administration has not contacted them since she was killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, and they’ve hired private investigators to ensure transparency; they reject officials’ characterizations and describe Good as a gentle mother of three. They have not watched the shooting video, and a private autopsy found three gunshot wounds with other injuries noted in incident reports. A few weeks later, Alex Pretti became the second victim of a federal immigration shooting in Minneapolis, prompting more reflection on enforcement and response.
Renee Good's family says they endured hours in limbo awaiting details after she was fatally shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, urging accountability and a full investigation.
U2 released a six-track EP, Days of Ash, led by the four-minute protest song American Obituary honoring Renee Good, a Minneapolis protester killed in January; the collection includes a poem set to music and other tracks addressing Gaza, Iran, and Ukraine, with Ed Sheeran guesting on Yours Eternally and a documentary accompanying the release as the band works toward a fuller, more joyful future album.
Wunmi Mosaku says she hasn’t been able to celebrate her Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress because killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti by ICE in Minnesota—and related immigration crackdowns—cast a dark shadow over the moment.
An Emptywheel post cites a NYT report alleging Kash Patel and other senior DOJ/FBI officials blocked a civil rights probe into Renee Good’s Minnesota shooting to align with Trump’s narrative, halting a planned blood-spatter test ordered by White House-linked figures; the piece also describes pressure to prosecute protesters, with many charges downgraded or reassigned to new lawyers—some JAG officers—raising accusations of political interference and potential cover-up.
A month after Renee Good, an ICU nurse killed by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, her partner Becca Good, through her attorney, condemned the federal crackdown, praising the city and urging it to remember all victims by name, saying they chose kindness and calling it 'radical kindness.' The article also notes the Operation Metro Surge that has led to thousands of arrests, the killing of Alex Pretti by CBP agents weeks later, a DOJ civil rights probe into that death, DHS responses, and protests, with officials signaling adjustments to the operation and plans to draw down agents.
Luke and Brent Ganger, brothers of Renee Good who was killed by a DHS officer, urged Congress to take action after testifying at a bicameral public forum on the disproportionate use of force by DHS agents on Capitol Hill, with lawmakers and witnesses discussing policy changes and accountability.
At a Capitol Hill hearing led by Sen. Blumenthal and Rep. Garcia, Renee Good’s brothers urged lawmakers to address what they call DHS brutality following Good’s death and other agent-involved incidents, pushing for reforms to ICE, training, and the end of qualified immunity, while Democrats press funding and oversight as the administration faces a tense DHS funding showdown.
Tom Morello will headline a two-hour benefit at Minneapolis' First Avenue on Jan. 30, joined by Rise Against, Al Di Meola, Ike Reilly and others, with all proceeds going to the families of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, two Minneapolis residents killed by ICE agents.
Bruce Springsteen released a new anti-ICE song dedicated to Minneapolis in response to killings by ICE agents, honoring victims Renee Good and Alex Pretti and criticizing federal immigration enforcement; the lyrics reference a hostile 'King Trump’s private army from the DHS', and Springsteen has long criticized the administration, a stance that drew a comeback from President Trump.
Stella Carlson filmed the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by ICE agents and says her video contradicts the Trump administration’s early assertions that Pretti brandished a weapon and intended to attack officers. The footage shows Pretti, an ICU nurse, not brandishing a gun and attempting to help a woman as he was shot, with investigators later noting the handgun had been removed from its holster by an officer moments before the fatal shots. Carlson gave a sworn account, and the video helped fuel public backlash that contributed to personnel changes by the administration. She has yet to be contacted by federal investigators and remains hopeful that accountability will follow through community efforts and oversight.