The family of Renee Good, the 37-year-old US citizen shot dead by an immigration officer in Minneapolis in January, has announced two federal lawsuits against the United States government and senior Trump administration officials.

Speaking publicly for the first time since the incident, Good's partner, Becca Good, joined Good's brother, Brent Ganger, to announce the claims. One lawsuit, filed under the Federal Tort Claims Act, accuses the government of assault, battery, false imprisonment, and negligence, with family lawyers arguing the federal sweep created "an unprecedented environment for state-sponsored violence".

A second lawsuit targets the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer who fired the fatal shot, Jonathan Ross, as well as senior officials including White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, and border tsar Tom Homan, alleging a conspiracy to interfere with civil rights.

We previously reported that Good had been shot while taking part in a public demonstration. In fact, the shooting occurred on 7 January during a traffic stop conducted as part of a major federal immigration operation; the public protests took place in Minneapolis and nationwide in the aftermath of her death, after video footage of the killing circulated widely.

Immigration authorities claimed at the time that the officer fired after Good attempted to kill or cause bodily harm to agents, an account disputed by witnesses. White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis said deaths caused by illegal immigrants deserved equal media attention, while Donald Trump said that while Good was likely "a very solid, wonderful person" under normal circumstances, "her actions were pretty tough".

I will continue to track both cases as federal attorneys submit their formal answers and the legal challenges move into preliminary hearings.