Statement: Los Angeles LGBT Center Holds ICE Accountable for the Fatal Shooting of Renee Good

LOS ANGELES, CA, JANUARY 7, 2026–Following the fatal shooting of Renee Good, a Minneapolis resident and member of the LGBTQ+ community, during an interaction with ICE agents, Los Angeles LGBT Center CEO Joe Hollendoner released the following statement:

“The fatal shooting of Renee Good—an LGBTQ+ United States citizen exercising her right to protest ICE activity in Minneapolis—is a horrifying and senseless loss of life. Renee’s death lays bare the dangerous reality of an agency that continues to operate with impunity, fueled by a Trump administration that has normalized violence, cruelty, and the erosion of basic human rights.

This is now the fifth known killing linked to ICE agents amid an aggressive escalation of raids and abuses. These are not isolated incidents—they are the predictable and devastating consequences of a federal agenda that treats immigrant communities, and those who stand in solidarity with them, as expendable.

The Los Angeles LGBT Center stands in unwavering solidarity with our country’s immigrant communities, advocates, and allies. We will continue to speak out, organize, and hold accountable those who threaten the existence of everyday people. Everyone deserves the right to live safely, freely, and with dignity—no matter where they come from or who they are.

We grieve Renee Good and hold her wife and loved ones close in this moment of profound loss. No family should ever have to endure this kind of preventable tragedy.”

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About the Los Angeles LGBT Center
Since 1969 the Los Angeles LGBT Center has cared for, championed, and celebrated LGBT individuals and families in Los Angeles and beyond. Today the Center’s nearly 800 employees provide services for more LGBT people than any other organization in the world, offering programs, services, and global advocacy that span four broad categories: Health, Social Services and Housing, Culture and Education, Leadership and Advocacy. We are an unstoppable force in the fight against bigotry and the struggle to build a better world; a world in which LGBT people thrive as healthy, equal, and complete members of society. Learn more at lalgbtcenter.org