Editors’ Note: This piece contains information regarding gun violence, police brutality and ICE abductions.
The day Renee Nicole Good was murdered by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, newsrooms pushed her name to the front pages. Headlines in bold block letters and videos about her death gained nationwide attention in a matter of hours.
This is the first time a victim of ICE brutality has been publicized at this scale since the beginning of Trump’s second term.
City on a Hill Press is not the first to write about the murder of Good, since footage of her being shot at point-blank range by Ross garnered immense coverage worldwide.
In 2025, a reported 32 individuals died in ICE custody. As of publication, there is a record number of 68,990 migrants in ICE detention. About 73.6 percent of these migrants have no criminal convictions, according to NBC News.
According to The Guardian, since July 2025, ICE agents have been involved in a reported 29 shooting incidents, tallying a total of four deaths and seven injuries.
As the Trump administration grants ICE “absolute immunity” and allows ICE agents to take “decisive action” if faced by an “imminent threat,” the legal safeguards keeping our local communities safe from brutality diminish.
Vice President JD Vance wants us to believe against our better judgement that Good’s death was “a tragedy of her own making and a tragedy of the far left who has marshaled an entire movement — a lunatic fringe.”
Still, in the face of the federal government’s blatant lies and the rallying of thousands against injustice, the names of the other victims are scarce within the digital world.
We must say their names.
Keith Porter Jr. was shot by an off-duty ICE agent in a sudden confrontation. Porter, a resident of Los Angeles, California, was a Black father of two and was killed on New Year’s Eve outside his apartment complex.
Keith Porter’s daughter, Aniyah Porter, described her life following her father’s murder in a TikTok. “I wanted to remind people that this is my real life. This isn’t news. This isn’t an article that I can just swipe away on. My dad is dead,” she said.
Silverio Villegas González, a father of two, was only 38 when he was fatally shot by ICE on Sept. 12, 2025 in Chicago, Illinois.
González’s partner, Blanca Mora, who he met back in his hometown of Michoacán, Mexico, has said that González was a dedicated father to his sons. He would take his kids to the library three times a week. He made it a point to spend time with them and banned phones at the dinner table in an effort to genuinely connect with them.
Marie Ange Blaise, a Haitian mother, was in ICE custody for two months before her death.
She is survived by a son who had reportedly been on the phone with her the day of her passing.
According to WLRN, her son stated, “She complained of having chest pains and abdominal cramps, and when she asked the detention staff to see a physician, they refused her.”
Where was the outrage for Keith Porter? Where was the outrage for Silverio Villegas González and Marie Ange Blaise?
This isn’t to say that we shouldn’t memorialize Good. However, it should not have taken excessive deportations, aggressive encounters, injuries and deaths for all eyes to be on ICE. Many of those who passed in ICE custody or from ICE’s acts of brutality were violently torn away from their children, parents, friends and loved ones.
They lost their lives to senseless, illegal violence — violence against Brown and Black bodies, violence against women, violence against queer individuals and violence against human beings.
Federal institutions are meant to serve the public, yet innocent lives are being taken by those who are meant to protect.
The murders will not end. As City on a Hill Press was in the process of publishing this piece, ICE murdered another citizen.
Alex Pretti was killed on Jan. 24 in Minneapolis by two masked federal agents. His murder, much like Good’s, has made national news.
Pretti was attempting to peacefully document and intercept ICE agents as they brutalized another Minneapolis community member, when he was pepper sprayed and beaten to the ground by several ICE operatives. Pretti’s assailants then forcefully removed his gun from his pocket, one that he was licensed to carry and never touched throughout the entirety of the interaction.
He was shot five times and died on the street.
Pretti was a 37-year-old intensive care unit nurse who grew up in Green Bay, Wisconsin with his mother, father and sister. He graduated from the University of Minnesota prior to beginning work at the Minneapolis Veterans Affairs Hospital. Pretti was beloved by not only his family, but also his coworkers and patients, who have come forward to mourn following his passing.
No one is safe under this administration. How many more people need to die before this institution is abolished?
Every victim deserves to have their story told. It is imperative we memorialize every victim so their stories will never be lost in the folds of the internet, and the lies America writes about its history.
Following is a list of victims who have reportedly died under ICE custody or by ICE agents’ actions since the beginning of Trump’s second term.
City on a Hill Press sends its condolences to victims’ friends and families. We condemn the kidnappings and brutalities of ICE, and will continue working to educate our audience on all aspects of this matter. 
