A growing number of house Democrats are leading the push to impeach DHS Secretary Kristi Noem following the death of Renee Good. Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL), House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Jamie Raskin (D-MD) and Representative Brad Schneider (D-IL) are among the democratic lawmakers vocalizing their opposition.
In an announcement, Representative Kelly stated: “From Chicago to Charlotte to Los Angeles to Minneapolis, Secretary Noem is violating the Constitution while ruining—and ending—lives, and separating families,” adding that while incompetence and danger are serious, “it’s impeachable to break the rule of law.” Kelly said she previously told her constituents she would oppose Noem’s policies and emphasized, “I told my constituents and Chicagoans that I would fight against Secretary Noem’s agenda. This is me fighting back.”
At the center of the controversy is the shooting of Renee Good, who was killed after allegedly using her vehicle to interfere with an ICE operation. Breitbart News contributor Randy Clark argued the shooting met the legal standards of ICE’s 2023 Use of Force policy, which allows deadly force when an officer has a reasonable belief of imminent danger.
New video surfaced from the vantage point of the ICE agent, showing Renee Good and wife, Rebecca Good, taunting one agent as he was looking at the back license plate of the Honda SUV Pilot, followed by another agent asking the driver, Renee Good, to get out of the vehicle repeatedly, followed by the driver accelerating towards an agent in front of the SUV, followed by gunfire.
The FBI continues their investigation as the nation and lawmakers remain divided on whether the agent abused their authority, and as to whether Renee Good instigated the event that led to her death, acting in an aggressive and disorderly way, threatening the life of the agent.