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FBI agent resigns after attempting to investigate ICE officer in Minneapolis shooting.
An FBI agent in Minneapolis has resigned after attempting to investigate the fatal shooting of a woman by a federal immigration officer during an enforcement operation earlier this month, according to multiple reports.
Tracee Mergen left her position at the FBI’s Minneapolis field office after facing internal pressure to discontinue an inquiry into the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer Jonathan Ross, according to The New York Times, which first reported the resignation.
“It is FBI policy not to comment on personnel matters,” the bureau said in a statement.
The resignation comes after the Justice Department said it found “no basis” to open a civil rights investigation into the Jan. 7 shooting of Renee Good, 37, who was killed while sitting in her SUV during an ICE operation in a Minneapolis neighborhood.
A private autopsy found Good suffered gunshot wounds to her left forearm, right breast and head, with a fourth bullet grazing her body, according to the report.
Senior Trump administration officials described the shooting as an act of self-defense, saying Good attempted to use her vehicle as a weapon. Democrats have disputed that account and called for an independent investigation.
Federal authorities later limited cooperation with state and local investigators. Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said his agency “reluctantly withdrew” from the case after access to evidence was restricted.
Less than a week later, The New York Times reported that six federal prosecutors in Minnesota resigned amid a Justice Department push to investigate Good’s widow.
Ross has been placed on administrative leave while the Department of Homeland Security conducts an internal review, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said Sunday.
The Justice Department has also subpoenaed Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey over alleged obstruction of immigration enforcement. Walz called the subpoenas a “partisan distraction,” while Frey said the administration was attempting to “intimidate local leaders doing their jobs.”
