An online fundraiser for the federal immigration agent involved in last week’s fatal Minneapolis shooting has brought in more than $450,000 — about $1 million less than was raised for the woman he fatally shot.
A GoFundMe dedicated to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agent Jonathan Ross has also drawn donations from big names such as billionaire Bill Ackmann, who put $10,000 toward the effort.
Agent Ross shot and killed protester Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7 after footage showed Ms. Good driving her car at the federal officer.
A separate GoFundMe for Ms. Good has raised more than $1.5 million in donations for Ms. Good’s wife and her son.
Videos of the incident showed Ms. Good driving onto a street in which ICE was conducting an enforcement operation and then positioning her car to partially block the road.
As agents descended upon her and told her to get out of the car, Ms. Good’s wife, who was videoing outside the car, told her to “drive baby, drive.” Ms Good accelerated and appeared to hit Agent Ross, who opened fire on the driver.
Large anti-ICE protests have erupted in Minneapolis and other major cities in the aftermath of the shooting, with three of Minnesota’s congressional Democrats joining demonstrators in a weekend protest outside of an ICE facility near St. Paul.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem called Ms. Good a “domestic terrorist.”
Clyde Emmons, who started the GoFundMe for the federal agent, used similar language in his description of the fundraiser.
“After seeing all the media BS about a domestic terrorist getting GoFundMe. I feel that the officer that was 1000 percent justified in the shooting deserves to have a GoFundMe. Funds will go to help him,” the organizer wrote on the fundraising page.
The Washington Times contacted Mr. Emmons, who resides in Mount Forest, Michigan, for comment about the fundraiser.
In subsequent updates on the page, Mr. Emmons said he made contact with Agent Ross’ family and said he is trying to get the funds to go to the agent directly.
Anti-ICE protests have also been seen in Philadelphia and Portland, Oregon, following the shooting last week.
ICE protests in Portland sprouted up after the Department of Justice said agents shot a Tren de Aragua gang member who rammed his car into a federal vehicle.
Attacks on ICE agents have made headlines ever since the agency began operating in the nation’s largest cities, which often adopt “sanctuary” policies to shield illegal immigrants from deportation crackdowns.
Last fall, a Mexican national was accused of shooting at Border Patrol agents carrying out an operation in Chicago. Two Venezuelan nationals were also charged with ramming their car into federal vehicles in October.
In June, anti-ICE protests consumed downtown Los Angeles, with some agitators throwing bricks and other objects at federal agents.
