Senior Justice Department Officials Resign in Protest Over ICE Fatal Shooting Investigation Controversy

High-Level Justice Department Officials Resign Over ICE Shooting Investigation

Multiple senior federal prosecutors have stepped down from their positions in Washington and Minneapolis following internal disputes over how to handle the fatal shooting of Renée Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. The 37-year-old Minneapolis woman was killed last week during what sources describe as a traffic encounter.

According to reports, the resignations were triggered by Justice Department leadership's decision to focus investigative efforts on Good's widow rather than examining the circumstances of the shooting itself. At least four prosecutors from the Civil Rights Division have left their posts in protest, with sources indicating they objected to this investigative approach.

The departing officials also expressed concerns about the department's refusal to include state authorities in determining whether the federal agent's use of deadly force was justified. Career prosecutors reportedly viewed the administration's handling of the case as inappropriate, particularly the emphasis on investigating the victim's family connections to immigration advocacy groups.

This wave of resignations highlights growing tensions within the Justice Department over how federal law enforcement accountability cases are being pursued, especially those involving immigrant communities.