Multiple Department of Justice attorneys have left the agency after department leaders refused to investigate last week’s deadly shooting by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis.
Four prosecutors with the DOJ’s criminal investigations unit, which reviews law enforcement shootings, resigned from their roles following a decision by Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon to not probe the shooting that claimed protester Renee Good’s life.
Those who quit include the unit’s chief and some immediate subordinates, according to MS NOW, which first reported the departures.
Ms. Good’s shooting on Wednesday is the latest flashpoint between ICE agents and their operations in major Democratic-run cities.
Videos showed Ms. Good drive onto a street in which immigration officers were conducting a sweep and park her car in order to partially block the road. Some footage showed she was in that position at least three minutes and honked her horn periodically in a potential attempt to obstruct the agents.
ICE agents eventually approached her and told her to get out of the car, according to the video.
Her wife can be heard saying “drive, baby, drive,” at which point Ms. Good accelerates and appears to hit Agent Jonathan Ross with her vehicle.
He responded by firing three shots at her.
The FBI is handling the investigation into the incident, much to the chagrin of Minnesota state authorities.
Anti-ICE protests were held outside an ICE facility in St. Paul over the weekend, while other cities organized demonstrations against the federal agency following the shooting.
White House officials, such as Vice President J.D. Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, have described Ms. Good as a “domestic terrorist.”
