Good's partner, Becca Good, and her brother, Brent Ganger, announced the lawsuits at a news conference, accusing the government of negligence and civil rights violations in connection with the January 7 shooting. One lawsuit, brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act, alleges battery, assault, false imprisonment, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and negligence. The second suit targets ICE officer Jonathan Ross, who shot Good, as well as Miller, Noem, White House border tsar Tom Homan, and others, alleging a "conspiracy to interfere with civil rights by senior federal officials, federal immigration enforcement agents, and private actors."
"The whole world had to watch as our entire universe was destroyed," Becca Good said at the news conference, describing the impact of the shooting on their three children. Family attorney Antonio Romanucci stated the operation created "an unprecedented environment for state-sponsored violence." A White House spokeswoman called the lawsuits "baseless."
Good, 37, was shot during what authorities called a traffic stop, part of a major immigration sweep dubbed Operation Metro Surge. Video widely circulated online shows Ross approaching Good's car, which was partly blocking a road. After Good briefly reversed and then moved forward, Ross shot into the car, striking her three times. In her final moments, Good was heard saying to Ross: "That's fine, dude, I'm not mad at you."
The Justice Department stopped its federal prosecutors in Minneapolis from investigating the agents involved, prompting at least half a dozen resignations in protest. None of the agents has faced charges. Two weeks after Good's death, immigration agents fatally shot Alex Pretti, an American nurse, leading to the withdrawal of hundreds of federal agents from the city.