U.S. Representative Derek Tran released a statement on the killing of Renee Good by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota:

“The killing of Renee Good, a U.S. citizen, by a masked ICE agent is not an “incident”—it is a profound failure of justice and a grotesque violation of the values we claim to uphold. My deepest condolences go to Renee’s family and her child, whose lives have been shattered by the reckless, state-sanctioned violence of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

“I am sickened, though tragically no longer surprised, by this display of lethal incompetence. Under this Administration, we have seen a consistent, disturbing pattern: the escalation of force. This has nothing to do with the rule of law and everything to do with a culture of cruelty that threatens our communities rather than keeping us safe.

“This is not the America my family risked their lives to be a part of. It is not the country I swore an oath to defend when I enlisted. To see a citizen shot by masked agents on our own soil is a betrayal of the Constitution I served to protect. We have lost our way when “enforcement” becomes synonymous with lawlessness.

“We must demand immediate, uncompromising accountability:

• Investigation: the agent responsible must be held to the same standard of law as any other citizen. In this country, a badge is not a license to kill with impunity.
• Action: Congress must exercise its oversight power to rein in this Administration’s overreach and restrict the funding of agencies that operate outside the bounds of due process.
• Restoring the Constitution: Congress must assert its authority to enforce a  system where the Bill of Rights applies to everyone, without exception.

“My heart is with the Good family, and my resolve is with the fight for a future where no child loses a parent to an Administration’s reckless disregard for human life. No one—especially those in power—is above the law.”

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Congressman Derek Tran represents California’s 45th Congressional District. Serving his first term in Congress, Congressman Tran is a member of the House Armed Services Committee and House Small Business Committee, where he is Ranking Member of the Oversight, Investigations, and Regulations Subcommittee. Congressman Tran is the son of Vietnamese refugees, a Veteran, and fought for consumers as an attorney before entering Congress.