DOJ won’t investigate killing of Minneapolis woman shot by ICE
Department of Justice officials said on Jan. 13 there is "no basis" for an investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Good, the mother of three, whose fatal shooting by an immigration enforcement agent sparked protests across the country .
"There is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation," Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement.
The 37-year-old was fatally shot on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross when she moved her car forward near the ICE agent. Her death has inspired widespread protests against the Trump administration’s militarized use of the Department of Homeland Security.
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People confront an agent in an ICE vehicle near the regional ICE headquarters at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on January 10, 2026 in Minneapolis. Protests in the city continued Saturday after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, who was shot and killed on January 7 by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis.
President Donald Trump defended Ross, saying it was " hard to believe " the officer survived. Top administration officials say the controversial crackdown on immigration enforcement is necessary to root out foreign-born criminals from the country. Homeland Security's deployment to Minnesota came in response to massive fraud in social welfare programs that officials say is tied to Somali immigrants .
Good’s killing and the widely circulated footage of the incident stirred immediate outrage. Prominent Democrats called for Ross to be arrested and moved to impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem . A new national poll conducted in the days after the shooting found that over half of American voters thought the shooting was unjustified .
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Blanche, without elaboration, said the killing does not merit a DOJ investigation. Agency spokespeople did not immediately respond to requests to comment on what would provide a basis for an investigation.
The DOJ is instead moving to investigate Good’s widow, according to reporting by outlets including The New York Times and NBC News . Acting U.S. Attorney of Minnesota Joe Thompson, who was appointed to investigate the state’s fraud scandal, and other federal prosecutors resigned in protest .
DOJ spokespeople did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: 'No basis' for investigation into ICE shooting of Minn. woman: DOJ
