Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche's statement comes as new polling shows over half of Americans say the shooting was unjustified.

Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche said in a statement there was “no basis” for an investigation. The statement comes as new polling shows over half of Americans say the shooting was unjustified.

Justice Department 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 referring to Good.

The 37-year-old was fatally shot on Jan. 7 in Minneapolis, Minnesota 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.

  • I Believe Sascha Riley@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    14 hours ago

    State investigators are still looking into it. It’s not impossible, and it looks like the political will in the Minnesota AG office to prosecute is there, but it does face some hurdles. NYT did a pretty thorough look into it today. From the article:

    Minneapolis’s top prosecutor, Mary Moriarty, said in an interview on Wednesday that lack of access to the federal investigation was “not a complete barrier” to prosecution. “This isn’t a whodunit,” she said, adding that she was exploring ways to compel the F.B.I. to share the evidence. A thorough investigation likely would take months and require a detailed analysis of the episode . . .

    Can the ICE Agent Who Shot Renee Good Be Prosecuted?
    https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/14/us/renee-good-ice-shooting-prosecution.html

    Archive link, same article:
    https://archive.ph/4sPiZ

    I’d like to add that a good prosecution takes time. Take a hint from Jack Smith and don’t judge them for not moving at a snail’s pace here.

      • I Believe Sascha Riley@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        12 hours ago

        How to get around the federal blockade of the investigation, for one. How to get access to critical evidence like the gun and the autopsy report. How to get past the multiple claims of immunity the defense will try to exercise. How to build a strong case even without key evidence in spite of federal efforts to shut it down at every level, at every step.

        This is not a once and done. There is no statute of limitations for murder, even as public consent to the excesses of this regime is obviously past its sell-by date. In both respects, the MN AG has all the time in the world, and is wise to use it.