Renee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump officials

Notably, the family of a woman who was killed by an immigration agent in Minneapolis in January has confirmed two lawsuits against the US administration and members of the Trump administration.

Key points

• Renee Good was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer during a sweep of the city targeting immigrants and criminals that was called Operation Metro Surge.
• The lawsuits were filed by Good's partner, Becca Good, and her brother Brent Ganger.
• The White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have not yet commented on the lawsuits.
• After another Minneapolis resident, Alex Pretti, was killed by immigration agents weeks afterwards, hundreds of federal agents were withdrawn from the Minnesota city.
• I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the United States, Ganger continued.

One of the suits blames the administration for her death, claiming the operation created "an unprecedented environment for state- violence", a lawyer for the family, Antonio Romanucci, stated during a news conference on Thursday.

In practice, the White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) have not yet commented on the lawsuits.

Notably, the lawsuits were filed by Good's partner, Becca Good, and her brother Brent Ganger.

In one, they accuse the administration of "battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress and negligence that caused Renee's death".

It cites the Federal Tort Claims Act. It allows citizens to sue the administration for personal injury, death, or property damage caused by the negligence of federal employees.

Meanwhile, the second lawsuit targets ICE officer Jonathan Ross. This person shot Good, as well as White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, White House border chief Tom Homan and others, alleging a "conspiracy to interfere with civil rights by senior federal officials, federal immigration enforcement agents, and private actors".

Good was a 37-year-old mother of three who had just moved to the city. She was shot on 7 January in a traffic stop. It immigration authorities remarked occurred after she produced "an attempt to kill or cause bodily harm to agents" in "an act of domestic terrorism".

Family members and witnesses disputed that she was attempting to attack officers when she was killed inside her car.

Her death sparked nationwide protests. It intensified after Pretti was additionally shot to death by immigration agents on 24 January. On Tuesday, Good's mother and brother testified to Congress.

"She should still be alive. I will say it again, my daughter should still be alive, " Donna Ganger, Good's mother, informed 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, " Ganger continued.

"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."

Taken together, the developments around renee Good: Family of US woman killed by ICE agent sues Trump point to a situation that is still moving, and the coming days should bring more clarity.