Draft:Renée Good
American poet killed by ICE (1988–2026)
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Renée Nicole Macklin Good[a] (April 2, 1988—January 7, 2026)[5][6] was an American writer and poet. She was killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Agent on January 7, 2026, following a confrontation in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Her death sparked outrage and protests throughout the United States.
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April 2, 1988
Renée Good | |
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| Born | Renée Nicole Macklin Good April 2, 1988 |
| Died | January 7, 2026 (aged 37) |
| Alma mater | Old Dominion University |
Life
Renée Good was born on April 2, 1988 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as one of five children to Timothy and Donna Granger. She was a Christian, and had previously been married twice. She had three children, two from her first marriage and one from her second. Her first marriage ended in divorce, and her second following the death of her husband in 2023.[6] At the time of her death, Good was married to Rebecca Good.[7]
Good worked at various points in banking and as a dental assistant. She attended Old Dominion University in Virginia where during which time she hosted a podcast, and she graduated with a degree in creative writing in 2020. After graduating from college, she worked as an English teacher. At the time of her death, she was working as a substitute teacher in Minneapolis.[6]
Poetry
Good's poem, "On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs" won an Academy of American Poets Prize at Old Dominion University in 2020.[8] Rajiv Mohabir, who served as a judge on the panel that awarded Good, said of the poem, "Good's poem levitated out of the finalist submissions for me because of how specific references struck me... I could see myself in the same struggle: justifying science and faith. What does it mean to define something until there is no wonder left?"[9]
Killing
Sources differ on Good's involvement with anti-ICE protests prior to her killing. DHS security secretary Kristi Noem alleged that Good had been "stalking and impeding ICE all day".[11] Several Minnesota state officials, including Minnesota attorney general Keith Ellison,[12] said Good was acting as a legal observer of ICE's activities at the time of the incident.[11][13] Good's ex-husband and mother said that Good was not involved with protests challenging ICE activities; her ex-husband said, "she was not an activist".[14][15]
According to Good's ex-husband, Good and her wife Rebecca were returning home from dropping their six year old child off at school when they encountered ICE agents.[7] Good's car was stopped perpendicular to the street, and ICE agents surrounded her car, giving conflicting orders. Good reversed briefly and then moved forward away from the agents while turning the steering wheel. The car then began to drive forward to the right away from an agent, identified by the Minnesota Star Tribune as Jonathan Ross, who fired three shots into the car as it departed.[16][17][18] After the shooting, the car continued down the street until it crashed into a parked car and light pole.[19] Good was pronounced dead after being admitted to Hennepin County Medical Center for multiple gunshot wounds to her head.[3]