A US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer, assigned to an enforcement and removal operations special response team, has been involved in two high-risk incidents that raise questions about the use of force by federal agents. The officer, Jonathan Ross, was dragged by a car during an attempted arrest in June 2025, an incident that left him with significant lacerations requiring 33 stitches.
In the incident, Roberto Carlos Munoz, a 39-year-old man previously convicted of sexually assaulting a minor, refused to exit his vehicle when federal immigration officers tried to conduct a traffic stop. An ICE ERO officer broke a rear window and reached inside the car to unlock the door, but Munoz accelerated and weaved, dragging the officer approximately 100 yards with his arm inside the car.
The officer twice fired a Taser in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Munoz, who was later federally charged with assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. The ERO agent involved in this incident was the same agent who opened fire during a separate shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.
Court records show that Ross has been working with ICE in Minnesota since at least 2017 and is based in Minneapolis, where he has over 10 years of experience. He was part of an ICE Special Response Team, which provides high-risk operational support for immigration enforcement actions.
The shooting on Wednesday occurred during a time when agents have been accused of operating with impunity. In response to questions from CBS News, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that Ross had previously been involved in the June incident and had been assigned to an ERO SRT team.
The use of force by federal agents is tightly regulated under DHS policy, which restricts shooting at a moving vehicle to only two narrow circumstances: when a person in the vehicle is using or imminently threatening deadly force by means other than the vehicle, or when the vehicle itself is being operated in a manner that poses an imminent threat.
The plaintiffs behind a landmark injunction in Chicago limiting immigration agents' use of force have announced plans to dismiss their lawsuit, even as federal officials signal renewed enforcement surges in major cities. The case had curbed chemical weapons and required body cameras and clear IDs, but now ends without a final ruling.
As the Trump administration's deployment of about 2,000 federal immigration and investigative agents to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area continues, concerns about the use of force by federal agents remain high.
In the incident, Roberto Carlos Munoz, a 39-year-old man previously convicted of sexually assaulting a minor, refused to exit his vehicle when federal immigration officers tried to conduct a traffic stop. An ICE ERO officer broke a rear window and reached inside the car to unlock the door, but Munoz accelerated and weaved, dragging the officer approximately 100 yards with his arm inside the car.
The officer twice fired a Taser in an unsuccessful attempt to stop Munoz, who was later federally charged with assaulting a federal officer with a dangerous weapon. The ERO agent involved in this incident was the same agent who opened fire during a separate shooting in Minneapolis on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good.
Court records show that Ross has been working with ICE in Minnesota since at least 2017 and is based in Minneapolis, where he has over 10 years of experience. He was part of an ICE Special Response Team, which provides high-risk operational support for immigration enforcement actions.
The shooting on Wednesday occurred during a time when agents have been accused of operating with impunity. In response to questions from CBS News, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that Ross had previously been involved in the June incident and had been assigned to an ERO SRT team.
The use of force by federal agents is tightly regulated under DHS policy, which restricts shooting at a moving vehicle to only two narrow circumstances: when a person in the vehicle is using or imminently threatening deadly force by means other than the vehicle, or when the vehicle itself is being operated in a manner that poses an imminent threat.
The plaintiffs behind a landmark injunction in Chicago limiting immigration agents' use of force have announced plans to dismiss their lawsuit, even as federal officials signal renewed enforcement surges in major cities. The case had curbed chemical weapons and required body cameras and clear IDs, but now ends without a final ruling.
As the Trump administration's deployment of about 2,000 federal immigration and investigative agents to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area continues, concerns about the use of force by federal agents remain high.
what if he wasn't even supposed to be in that position?!?! 
how many people have to get hurt before we start taking a closer look at what's going on with our immigration policies?! 
and can you believe Roberto Munoz was previously convicted of sexually assaulting a minor?!?! 
that's just disgusting!!! 
shouldn't they be working on finding more humane solutions?!?! like, mental health support for people who are struggling and getting caught in these situations?!?! 
37 years old, gone. Can we please just take a step back and think about what we're doing here?!?! 
car chase, 33 stitches, Taser fail... that's not how you do law enforcement, fam 
. Don't get me wrong, crime needs to be addressed, but this officer's methods are sketchy at best 
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. And it gets even worse - same agent was involved in another shooting that killed a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis 
, but apparently they're just winging it sometimes 
. The plaintiffs behind the immigration agents' use of force lawsuit just announced they're dropping their case, which is like, super disappointing 
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? and what's up with these ICE agents just acting like they're in a video game where you can break windows and shoot at people on the move 
. I mean i know they gotta keep us safe but can't they just do it without making the news for all the wrong reasons? 
. I mean, can you believe it? The fact that he got 33 stitches and still managed to keep going is just crazy! 
. Anyway, I just hope we can find a way to ensure that these officers are held accountable for their actions 
like what happened in the car 
at Renee Nicole Good? 
court records show that Ross was in trouble before 
can we please just have peace and calm 
instead of all this drama 
It makes me wonder if his employer is doing enough to keep agents like him in check 
it's just not right. we need to make sure our law enforcement officials are held accountable for their actions 
The policies are already in place to regulate this kind of thing, but sometimes it feels like people don't follow them. We need to make sure our law enforcement officers are trained to de-escalate situations, not escalate them... 
Like, if there's a problem with immigration, why can't we work together as a community to find solutions instead of resorting to force and intimidation?