DOJ Finds No Civil Rights Basis for ICE Shooting — Just Business As Usual
The DOJ's swift dismissal of a civil rights probe into the shooting of Renee Good, an unarmed resident, by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, isn't an anomaly; it's a feature. This incident, spun by ICE as a routine 'enforcement action' that tragically 'escalated,' is part of a pattern of unchecked power. Just last year, ICE agents shot and killed two individuals in separate incidents in Texas,
prompting similar calls for investigations that largely went nowhere. The agency, which frequently operates with limited accountability, recorded zero employee convictions for misconduct between 2012 and 2021, despite numerous allegations. (Source: ACLU, 'The Human Cost of Immigration Enforcement,' 2022). One might charitably assume the DOJ is simply overstretched, or perhaps meticulously
analyzing every detail. Or, more cynically, one could observe that this decision perfectly aligns with the established practice of treating immigration enforcement as outside the scope of traditional civil rights oversight when it involves the state's agents. When federal agents can use lethal force over immigration matters with apparent impunity, how many more 'non-investigations' will it take
before we acknowledge whose rights are systemically unprotected?