The cousin of a senior Trump administration official has launched a blistering public attack, holding him directly responsible for the death of a woman shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis.
A Family Accusation: 'Blood on Your Hands'
Alisa Kasmer, the cousin of White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, accused him on Thursday of bearing responsibility for the fatal shooting of 37-year-old mother of three, Renee Nicole Good. The incident occurred during a large federal immigration enforcement operation on a Minneapolis street.
"When I called out my cousin for being the 'face of evil' I DID NOT stutter," Kasmer wrote on Threads, referencing a previous social media post. She added, "Renee Nicole Good's death is blood on YOUR hands, Stephen." Kasmer also expressed relief that their grandparents were not alive to witness what she called the shame he had brought to their family.
The Independent has contacted both Kasmer and the White House for comment.
The Minneapolis Shooting and Official Response
Good was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. Video evidence from the scene shows an agent confronting Good while she was in her car, with Ross firing multiple shots as her vehicle began to move.
Officials from the Trump administration have staunchly defended the agent's actions as self-defence. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and President Donald Trump have both characterised Good's actions as "domestic terrorism."
During a tense White House press briefing on Thursday, Vice President J.D. Vance aggressively defended the ICE agents involved. He blamed the media, Democrats, and "left-wing radicals" for the portrayal of the event. Vance made unsubstantiated claims that Good was in Minneapolis to disrupt a "legitimate law enforcement operation" and was part of a "broader left-wing network" intent on obstructing ICE officers.
A Personal History of Disillusionment
Kasmer, who lives in Miller's hometown of Los Angeles, had previously publicly condemned her cousin on Facebook in July. She recalled babysitting a young Miller, describing him then as "lovable and harmless" but said she could no longer support or tolerate the man he had become.
"I grieve what you've become, Stephen… I will never knowingly let evil into my life, no matter whose blood it carries—including my own," she wrote at the time. Kasmer depicted Miller's transformation as the result of a "perfect storm of ego, fear, hate, and ambition."
She also accused him of profound hypocrisy, criticising his leadership of harsh immigration policies that deny others the very opportunities his own Jewish family used to build a life in the United States. "Now he's trying to take away the exact thing that his own family benefited from," Kasmer told The New Republic in December.
The fallout from the Minneapolis shooting continues to fuel national debates over immigration enforcement and accountability, now intensified by a deeply personal family rift at the heart of power.
