White House border czar Tom Homan said Tuesday that the immigration officer involved in the shooting death of anti-ICE activist Renee Good is in hiding.
Homan said that Jonathan Ross is in hiding because of an excessive amount of threats made against him and his family since Good’s death last week. The border czar said that Ross would wait for the investigation to end before he comes out of hiding, and then potentially file lawsuits for defamation.
“I think he’s going to, you know, wait for this investigation to play itself out and wait for them to come out with actual facts, what happened,” Homan said during an appearance on “Will Cain Country.” “Then, I think you may see him take action because I know for a fact, you know, now he has to be in hiding.”
Host Will Cain asked Homan directly if Ross was in hiding now.
“Yes, for the safety of him and his family,” Homan responded. “I mean, there are wanted posters with his picture, his license plate number, you know, and the death threats against him and his family.”
People were seen at Ross’ home late last week packing boxes, a neighbor of Ross told NBC News. Some of Ross’ neighbors have spoken about leaving the area for a few days while the uproar around Good’s death rages.
Last week, Ross shot and killed Good, a 37-year-old activist who blocked and antagonized immigration officials working in Minneapolis. Good blocked a street with her car and held immigration officials up for several minutes. After immigration agents requested she exit her vehicle, she backed up and pulled forward in the direction of Ross. After her car bumped him, Ross fatally shot her.
The shooting has become a flashpoint of criticism over President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda. Democratic politicians such as Minnesota Governor Tim Walz have demonized federal immigration enforcement as part of their criticisms of Trump’s agenda.
Walz warned of a brewing “civil war” in the aftermath of the shooting. Last year, he compared Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents to Nazi gestapo.
Protests against ICE have featured violent language and threats against ICE and top Trump officials. At a recent protest in Manhattan, activists chanted slogans such as “Save a life, kill an ICE,” and “Kristi Noem will hang.”