Demand a Congressional Investigation of DHS to STOP Deadly Violence

Congress must act, decisively and without delay. The authority of the law depends not on force alone, but on restraint, discipline, and accountability. On January 7, 2026, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old U.S. citizen, was shot and killed in Minneapolis when an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fired into her vehicle. She had just dropped off her 6-year-old son at school. Federal officials claimed the shooting was justified, that Ms. Good attempted to use her car as a weapon. That assertion is not sufficient. When the federal government takes a life, it owes the public a full, transparent accounting, grounded in evidence, not reflexive defenses.

The next day, on January 8, 2026, federal agents shot two people during a traffic stop in Portland, Oregon. Their conditions were not immediately known. These incidents are part of a broader and deeply troubling pattern. In the last four months, federal immigration officers have fired on at least nine people across five states and Washington, D.C.; every one of those shootings involved a person inside a vehicle, and at least one other person has died. Each time, the explanation has been identical, fear of being struck by a car. When lethal force follows the same script again and again, Congress is not merely permitted to intervene; it is obligated to do so.

This pattern did not begin in January 2026. In September 2025, Silverio Villegas-Gonzalez was shot and killed outside Chicago during an immigration stop; in October 2025, Carlitos Ricardo Parias was shot in Los Angeles under similar circumstances. In both cases, official accounts were later challenged by available evidence.

Congress must now demand a full congressional investigation into the use of force by federal immigration agents, including traffic stops, rules of engagement, training, supervision, and post-incident review. This is not a symbolic exercise. It is a test of whether federal power will be governed by law or excused by repetition. If Congress fails to act, it sends the message that a badge alone excuses deadly force, a notion that runs against our Constitution and the American promise that no one stands above the law.