Legal Framework

UN Basic Principles on the Use of Force and Firearms by Law Enforcement Officials

Restricts law enforcement use of firearms to imminent threats to life, requiring that lethal force be used only when strictly unavoidable and less extreme means are insufficient. Establishes principles of necessity, proportionality, and accountability.

Related incidents

3 incidents

ICE Agent Kills Renee Good, American Mother of Three, in Minneapolis

An ICE agent shot and killed an American woman during an immigration raid in Minneapolis. Video evidence contradicted the government's claim of self-defense. The administration used the killing to …

  • Renee Nicole Macklin Good, a 37-year-old US citizen and mother of three, was shot three times and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross on …
  • Video footage from the ICE agent's own phone shows Good sitting in her car, looking out the window, smiling and saying 'That's OK dude, I'm …

Federal Protest Crackdowns: ICE Killing of Renee Good, Insurrection Act Threats, and Criminalization of Dissent

A pattern of militarized response to protests including the ICE killing of an American mother, Insurrection Act threats, 3,000-agent deployments, expanded federal police powers, and a presidential …

  • On January 7, 2026, ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old American mother of three, in Minneapolis during a …
  • Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act to suppress protests in Minneapolis following the Good shooting, deploying 3,000 ICE agents …

Federal Agents Kill ICU Nurse Alex Pretti During Minneapolis Immigration Protest

A second American citizen killed by federal agents during Minneapolis immigration enforcement protests. The deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti — both unarmed U.S. citizens — during a single …

  • Alex Jeffrey Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse, was killed by federal agents on January 24, 2026, during protests in Minneapolis over the …
  • Pretti was the second U.S. citizen killed by federal agents during the Minneapolis immigration enforcement operation within a 17-day period.