By Michael J. Talmo, January 30, 2026
On January 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good was killed by ICE Agent Jonathan Ross, who shot her four times while she was trying to drive away. This happened in broad daylight a few blocks from her home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, was witnessed by multiple bystanders, and was captured on video from different angles. On January 24, just 17 days later, 37-year-old intensive care nurse Alex Pretti was shot multiple times by ICE agents also in Minneapolis, also in broad daylight, and also in front of multiple witnesses. In my opinion, these weren’t just cold-blooded murders—they were executions.
In the case of Renee Nicole Good, the Department of Homeland Security’s official policy (see page 7) clearly states:
“Deadly force shall not be used solely to prevent the escape of a fleeing subject…DHS LEOs are prohibited from discharging firearms at the operator of a moving vehicle…the LEO must take into consideration the hazards that may be posed to law enforcement and innocent bystanders by an out-of-control conveyance.”
In the case of both Renee Good and Alex Pretti, DHS policy further states:
“Discharging a firearm against a person constitutes the use of deadly force and shall be done only with the intent of preventing or stopping the threatening behavior that justifies the use of deadly force.”
In other words, the only time deadly force is justified is if the life of a civilian or an LEO (law enforcement officer) is in danger, which wasn’t the case with Renee Good nor Alex Pretti. Also take note that the date of this Homeland Security document is September 7, 2018. And guess who was president of the United States in 2018? Donald Trump!
As reported by CNN, Renee Good never attempted to use her vehicle to run over ICE agent Jonathan Ross, who violated ICE policy by placing himself in front of her vehicle. She obviously turned her wheels to the right to go around him. And Ross clearly then moved to the side of Good’s vehicle as he continued to fire more shots. Good’s SUV, now driverless, went a short distance before ramming into another car. And the Trump Administration’s claims that Ross was run over by Good and that he even suffered internal injuries were, in my opinion, complete hogwash. Ross was never knocked down and was filmed and photographed walking away perfectly fine. The most Good’s vehicle could have done was just graze him because he put himself in front of the vehicle, which he never needed to do and wasn’t supposed to do in the first place.
As a senior Department of Homeland Security official explained to NBC News, “ICE officers are trained to never approach a vehicle from the front.”
As for Alex Pretti, CBS News reported that while it is true that he was carrying a handgun, which he was legally allowed to carry because he had a permit, it was holstered the whole time. He never threatened ICE agents with it. All Pretti was holding in his hand was a cell phone recording what was happening. ICE goons started shoving two women around for no reason, Paretti tried to help one of them up, and they sprayed him with a chemical irritant, then ganged up on him, wrestled him to the ground, started beating him, took his holstered gun, and while he was helpless on his hands and knees, began shooting him multiple times until he was dead.
Naturally, Trump and his minions, pathological liars that they are, began telling outlandish whoppers to justify the shootings, as reported here, here, and here. They have labeled peaceful protesters against ICE and Trump’s administration agitators and “domestic terrorists.” And talk about hypocrisy, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem denounced Alex Pretti for carrying a gun, yet conveniently ignored how Trump pardoned over 430 violent protesters armed with guns at the January 6, 2021 attempted coup to keep him in power. Let’s also not forget that Trump wants to attack Iran to protect the protesters against that horrible regime, yet condones violence against protesters who oppose his oppressive regime.
In 1954, Congress passed the Communist Control Act, which outlawed the Communist Party. It was enacted out of the fear that communists wanted to overthrow the US government. But the Communist Party never had any significant power in the US. However, there is a political party that wants to overthrow democracy and replace it with a religious theocracy, a party whose color is also red. That party is the Republican Party. So, I say, let’s not only abolish ICE and the rest of the Department of Homeland Security, let’s abolish the entire Republican Party, along with its far-right agenda. With that goal in mind, listen to these two moving musical tributes to Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti. May they motivate you to work to make America live up to its creed and become a nation that truly stands for liberty and justice for all.
Renee Nicole Good Tribute video & Alex Pretti tribute video
