Demonstrations and vigils were held on Wednesday in Minneapolis and in major cities nationwide, drawing thousands of protesters condemning the killing and opposing ICE’s expanded enforcement operations.
The protests were triggered by the killing of Renee Nicole Macklin Good during an ICE operation in Minneapolis, part of a nationwide crackdown on immigrants that has intensified under the current administration, according to Press TV.
In Minneapolis, marches and vigils took place in several parts of the city as some outraged residents condemned the shooting and called for ICE to leave. Protesters shouted “Go arrest ICE,” demanding that local law enforcement forces detain the ICE agent who killed the woman.
The main gathering was near the scene of the shooting, which is about one mile from where George Floyd was murdered in 2020 by a city police officer, sparking worldwide anti-racism protests.
Protest rallies were reported in other major US cities, including New York, New Orleans, Miami, Seattle and other cities nationwide.
In Los Angeles, dozens gathered at Placita Olvera to call for an end to immigration raids that have brought terror to American communities.
Minneapolis Public Schools announced that classes were cancelled for the rest of the week, "due to safety concerns". It comes after federal agents reportedly made arrests outside a high school on Wednesday.
Macklin Good, 37, was a US-born citizen from Colorado who had recently moved to Minneapolis and never been charged with anything involving law enforcement beyond a traffic ticket.
Trump and the US Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, have claimed that the woman was trying to run over the agent with her vehicle, which DHS called “an act of domestic terrorism,” but videos circulating online and witness accounts to reporters have undermined those statements.
MNA
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