Trump Admin Accidentally Doxxes ICE Agent Involved In Shooting
Top Trump administration officials inadvertently helped reporters identify the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) official involved in the Minnesota shooting by revealing details about his background.
Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem told reporters after Wednesday’s incident that the agent, who opened fire on a driver, had previously been dragged by someone’s car during a chase in June. Although they wanted to defend the agent, the comments gave reporters and Internet sleuths what they needed to find the case in public court records and name him Jonathan Ross, a deportation agent for 10 years. (RELATED: Renee Good Was a ‘Legal Observer’ — Here’s the Left-Wing Group That Popularized the Term)
DHS Sec. Noem says the shooter was previously dragged by a car in June.
If this was the Roberto Carlos Munoz-Guatemala case of June 17, 2025 in Bloomington, Minnesota, court records suggest the shooter’s name is “Officer Ross.”https://t.co/RHyNk5Wzt8 pic.twitter.com/gbwZhe5fi6
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Ross fatally shot Renee Good, 37, during a protest in Minneapolis after she abruptly drove her car toward him during a confrontation with several officers. In the previous case described by Vance and Noem, Ross helped pursue a convicted child rapist from Mexico who accelerated his truck while Ross was partly inside, dragging it about 100 yards, according to several reports released after their remarks.
“This same ICE officer almost lost his life being dragged by a car 6 months ago with 33 stitches in his leg,” Vance said Thursday. “So, you think he might be a little sensitive about the idea of someone hitting him with a car?”
The Guardian, one of the first outlets to report Ross’ name, referenced “court records that closely match the description of a June 2025 incident involving the agent in Bloomington, Minnesota, cited by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and JD Vance.”
The White House did not respond to a request for comment, but a White House official referred the DCNF to DHS.
The Trump administration has maintained that masks and anonymity are necessary for the safety of ICE agents and reiterated that position in comments to the Daily Caller News Foundation — without explaining why Ross’ involvement in the June prosecution was revealed during press conferences.
“We are not going to release the name of this officer. He acted in accordance with his training,” DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said.
“Doxxing our officers [puts] their lives and those of their families are at serious risk,” she said. “Our law enforcement officers are on the front lines stopping terrorists, gang members, murderers, pedophiles and rapists. Today, thanks to the malicious rhetoric of sanctuary politicians, they are under constant threat from violent agitators.”
McLaughlin targeted the Minnesota Star-Tribune as one of the first to reveal Ross’ identity. “Making their identities known seriously endangers their lives and those of their families,” she said. “The Star Tribune should be absolutely ashamed of its reckless behavior, and should remove its article immediately.”
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