Family of Renee Good sues ICE agent and Trump administration officials
Renee Good’s partner, Becca Good, and her brother, Brent Ganger, filed two federal lawsuits Thursday over Good’s death in Minneapolis in January. The lawsuits name the immigration agent who shot her and several senior Trump administration officials, and allege wrongful death and other violations of federal law, according to a statement from the family’s lawyers.
Renee Good’s family filed two federal lawsuits Thursday over her death in Minneapolis in January, according to a press release issued by their lawyers. The filings were brought by Good’s partner, Becca Good, and her brother, Brent Ganger.
The lawsuits name the immigration agent who shot Good, as well as several senior officials in the Trump administration. The source describes Good as a Minneapolis woman killed by immigration agents during an immigration crackdown.
Becca Good and Brent Ganger allege wrongful death and other violations of federal law in the lawsuits. The allegations are claims made in the legal filings and were presented by the family’s lawyers in their press release.
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