The mother of Renee Good, the U.S. citizen fatally shot by an immigration officer in Minneapolis in January, told lawmakers that she voted for President Donald Trump in part because she believed federal agents would protect Americans, but now says her daughter's death shows the need for accountability.
"I voted for President Trump under the impression that these agents were here to protect the citizens of the United States," Donna Ganger told Democratic lawmakers at a congressional forum. She described herself as a registered Republican and said her daughter "should still be alive."
"This is madness," Ganger said.
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Good, 37, was killed during an immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis. Authorities have said she stopped her vehicle in a roadway and began driving away as an agent tried to open her door. An officer positioned near the front of the vehicle fired, killing her.
Her brother, Brent Ganger, also called for action, saying the family "will not wait any longer" for accountability and describing what happened as an "epic overreach," ABC's News 5 reports.
The forum brought together relatives and witnesses connected to five people killed by federal immigration agents, including Good and Alex Pretti, another U.S. citizen killed during immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis in January.
The testimony comes as lawmakers from both parties continue pressing the Department of Homeland Security for information about the Minnesota shootings.
Sen. Rand Paul, the Republican chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, said earlier this week that DHS still has not provided his panel with findings from its investigations into the deaths of Good and Pretti despite repeated requests.
"We've asked for information. We're still asking," Paul said.
Paul previously held up the confirmation process for the Trump administration's nominee to lead ICE while seeking records concerning the shootings. The White House withdrew the nomination of Lance Schroyer last week.
The families' appearance on Capitol Hill renewed scrutiny of the use of force by federal immigration officers as the Trump administration continues its expanded immigration enforcement campaign.
Ganger said she continues to support immigration enforcement but distinguished that position from the conduct that led to her daughter's death, telling lawmakers she had expected federal agents to protect people like her family rather than take "precious lives."
