By: Gabe Woods

ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good on January 7. Video of the encounter, spread nationally through social media, shows Ross shooting Good as she attempts to drive away from the officers. 

The incident ignited immediate protest and sparked debate over federal immigration enforcement tactics. A CNN commissioned poll shows that a majority of Americans, around 56%, consider the shooting to be an inappropriate use of force. Roughly half of respondents say ICE’s actions are making cities less safe, underscoring growing public skepticism. 

“Ross acted according to his training,” Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said in a national press conference. “Good was using her vehicle as a weapon.”

In response, protests against ICE presence in major cities and the handling of shooting have begun across cities nationwide. Across the U.S,, demonstrators have called for accountability for Good’s death. 

“We got ICE shooting women in the face for self-defense,” one protester told CNN. “It doesn’t make any sense.” 

On January 19, the Department of Justice declined a civil rights investigation against Ross’s actions. The lack of a civil rights investigation into Good’s death has become one of the most contentious aspects of the federal response. 

“There is currently no basis for a criminal civil rights investigation,” said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche, according to the Associated Press. 

Videos of the incident, recorded by civilians watching the encounter, show Good turning the wheel away from Ross, but do not show whether the car made contact with Ross. 

The New York Times posted analysis of video.