1. United States
2. Wash.
3. Letter

On January 7, 2026, federal immigration agents shot and killed Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, on a residential street in Minneapolis. She was not the subject of any arrest, warrant, or investigation. City officials identified her as a trained legal observer—someone present to document law enforcement activity, not interfere with it. Multiple videos taken at the scene show agents surrounding her vehicle as it backed up and turned away. As the car moved away down the street, an agent fired three shots into the driver’s side. No officer appears to have been struck, and the shooter walked away uninjured. Video from moments afterward shows agents refusing to allow a self-identified physician to render aid while the wounded woman sat unattended in her car. Although DHS and President Trump publicly described the murder as “self-defense” and labeled the victim a “domestic terrorist,” it’s clear that the evidence does not support those statements This killing did not occur in isolation. What is happening now is not routine immigration enforcement. It is the normalization of militarized federal policing in American neighborhoods, coupled with propaganda that demands the public abandon observable reality in favor of official statements. That is a direct threat to constitutional government. At this moment, statements are not enough. Every member of Congress—Democrat and Republican alike—should be physically standing together on the steps of the Capitol demanding an immediate end to ICE’s deadly abuses. Silence in the face of a U.S. citizen being killed and then smeared to justify her death is not neutrality; it is acquiescence. Congress has both the authority and the obligation to act now. You must: • Hold emergency public hearings with sworn testimony from DHS and ICE leadership • Subpoena all video, communications, use-of-force policies, and after-action reports related to this killing • Prohibit masked or anonymous federal policing in civil immigration enforcement • Restore meaningful civil liability and accountability for federal agents who violate constitutional rights. Immigration enforcement does not place federal agents above the Constitution. When executive agencies kill civilians, deny medical aid, spread demonstrably false narratives, and face no meaningful oversight, the separation of powers is already failing. This is the moment for Congress to assert itself—publicly, visibly, and without delay.