Hollywood Dems use Renee Good for fundraising fodder, launch anti-ICE billboards

A Democratic fundraiser group is fundraising off the fatal shooting of Renee Good, calling for Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to be arrested and prosecuted, while planning to erect billboards threatening federal officers.

Text messages have circulated from Hollywood Democrats urging supporters to donate money to fund billboards reading, “ICE AGENTS: BREAK STATE LAW. GO TO JAIL.” The messages direct recipients to donate through ActBlue, the primary payment processor used by Democrat camps and progressive organizations.

The fundraising appeal follows the January 7 shooting of Good in Minneapolis during an ICE operation. ICE agents were conducting targeted enforcement actions when a group began blocking officers from clearing the roadway. Video footage shows an agent positioned in front of Good’s vehicle as she accelerated forward, striking the officer. The agent then fired his weapon.

After the shooting, Good’s vehicle continued down the street before crashing into a parked car. Multiple angles of the incident circulated online, and the shooting remains under investigation.

In a statement following the incident, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said ICE officers were confronted by “violent rioters” and that one individual “weaponized her vehicle, attempting to run over our law enforcement officers in an attempt to kill them—an act of domestic terrorism.”

Despite the ongoing investigation, the Hollywood Democrats’ fundraising materials accuse ICE of criminal conduct and argue that state and local police should intervene to arrest federal agents. The group also claims that ICE officers convicted under state law should not be eligible for presidential pardons.

Good was later identified as an “ICE watch” activist who had been involved in efforts to monitor and disrupt federal immigration operations. She became involved in anti-ICE activism through a charter school attended by her son and participated in organized efforts to interfere with enforcement actions.

At a vigil following her death, another parent identified only as Leesa told the outlet that Good had received training on how to respond to ICE operations. “She was trained against these ICE agents—what to do, what not to do,” Leesa said, adding that activists were instructed to whistle when ICE officers were spotted.