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Family of Renee Good files civil suits against federal government in ICE killing
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Key Points:
- The family of Renee Good, who was fatally shot by ICE officer Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis on January 7, has filed civil lawsuits against the federal government, federal agents, and officials.
- One lawsuit names the United States as the defendant, alleging wrongful death under Minnesota law and citing battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence.
- A second lawsuit targets Ross, White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and others, accusing them of conspiring to interfere with civil rights and engaging in a discriminatory conspiracy against Somali and Hispanic communities.
- The lawsuits follow recent testimony by Renee Good’s mother and brother before Congress during a hearing on fatal shootings by federal immigration officers over the past two years.
