ICE agent Jonathan Ross 'extremely appreciative' of fundraiser support amid shooting controversy

WASHINGTON, DC: Jonathan Ross, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer who fatally shot Renee Nicole Good during a January 7 operation, has thanked supporters of multiple fundraising campaigns, GiveSendGo co-founder Jacob Wells said. 

Crowdfunding efforts for Ross have drawn significant contributions from GiveSendGo and GoFundMe pages alike, even as rival campaigns for Good’s family have raised far more amid a national outcry over the deadly encounter.

GiveSendGo cofounder engaged in a call with ICE agent Jonathan Ross

The GiveSendGo campaign has raised more than $230,000 toward its $300,000 goal. Supporters have collectively contributed over $570,000 to multiple crowdfunding campaigns for Ross, including a GoFundMe page that has gathered more than $370,000.

“I just got off the phone with the ICE agent involved in this horrible situation,” Wells wrote on X. “He is extremely appreciative of the support from all of you. We will be releasing funds soon to him so he doesn't have to worry about his family's or his safety.”

The GiveSendGo fundraiser is titled “Stand With Our Brave ICE Hero” and frames the campaign as support for an agent who “stopped a deadly attack on America’s Border Enforcers.” It claims ICE vehicles became stuck in snow during an operation and labels Good a “radical leftist agitator” who “weaponized her car, accelerating straight at our agents.”

The fundraiser further asserts that Ross “fired in self-defense to neutralize the threat, saving lives and upholding the law.” It states that donations will cover Ross’ “personal costs, family protection, and anything else related to this righteous act of duty.”

Why was the GoFundMe page set up for Jonathan Ross?

Clyde Emmons set up the GoFundMe page for Ross and wrote that, after “seeing all the media bs about a domestic t*rrorist getting GoFundMe,” he believed the officer who was “1000 percent justified in the shooting deserves to have a GoFundMe.”

As of now, the GoFundMe has collected more than $590,000 of its $800,000 goal from more than 12,700 donors.

GoFundMe prohibits fundraising for the legal defense of anyone formally charged with a violent crime, although Ross has not been charged in this case. GoFundMe confirmed that the only verified fundraiser tied to the shooting supports Good’s family.

Billionaire Bill Ackman confirmed his donation to Ross’ GoFundMe, saying he supports the legal principle that a person is “innocent until proven guilty.” Ackman said he also planned to donate to Good’s family fundraiser, but it “was closed by the time I attempted to provide support.”

He added on X, “The whole situation is a tragedy. An officer doing his best to do his job, and a protester who likely did not intend to kill the officer but whose actions in a split second led to her death. Our country is stronger if we work together to resolve the complex issues that are tearing us apart.”