Thousands rallied in Minneapolis on Saturday night against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid biting cold, protesting the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an ICE officer on Wednesday.
Police detained 30 people during Friday’s unrest near the Hilton Canopy Hotel, where crowds targeted agents and caused £4,800 in damage at a nearby venue through graffiti and broken windows. One officer suffered minor injuries from thrown ice, with protesters using lights, whistles, drums, snow and rocks against authorities, though no grave harm resulted.
Chief Brian O’Hara said his force receives dozens of daily complaints about ICE, prompting full staffing. Mayor Jacob Frey lauded the “vast majority of community members have demonstrated peacefully” but pledged arrests for vandals and agitators.
Outcries spread to Austin, Seattle, New York, Los Angeles and Portland. Footage shows veteran agent Jonathan Ross—a former Iraq combatant and firearms trainer—approaching Good’s SUV, demanding she exit before firing as it moved off and crashed.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem claimed Good tried to run him down in an act of “domestic terrorism,” a narrative Mayor Frey rejected as footage proved she sought only to depart. Good’s partner said they supported neighbours at the raid site.
Democratic MPs Ilhan Omar, Kelly Morrison and Angie Craig won brief entry to an ICE centre before expulsion, decrying bare cells.
“They do not care that they are violating federal law,” Craig said. “The public deserves to know what is taking place in ICE facilities,” Omar posted on X.
The FBI probes the incident federally, as Minnesota launches its own inquiry after collaboration fell through, with prosecutors seeking public videos. Meanwhile, the Trump administration insists self-defence.