Cities across the United States are expecting a weekend of protests againstPresident Donald Trumpand his waves of immigration enforcement action after Homeland Security agents shot three people in two days, leaving a mother of threedead.
The shootings inMinneapolisandPortlandhave sparked debate across the nation. White House officials defended the agents' actions, saying officers used their firearms in self-defense; prominent Democratic leaders have blasted the administration for its militarized deployment of immigration authorities and said they will move to impeachHomeland Security Secretary Kristi Noemover the shooting ofRenee Nicole Good.
Good, 37, was shot and killed on Wednesday byJonathan Ross, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement removal officer based in Minnesota. The shooting happened amid an immigration enforcement action. Noem said Good "weaponized" her SUV to run over Ross in an act of "domestic terrorism." Good's supporters have defended the woman, saying she was turning her car away from, not toward, Ross.
"It was a reckless abuse of power," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said on Friday, speaking about the deadly incident. "I said that the narrative the administration was pushing in the immediacy following this shooting was garbage and false and BS. It was."
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Venezuelan nationals Luis David Nico Moncada and Yorlenys Betzabeth Zambrano-Contreras were shot in Oregon on Jan. 8. Homeland Security officials said the pair attempted to run over immigration officers with their car and say both are involved with gang Tren de Aragua. Following skepticism around Noem's characterization of Good's death, local officials have called for an investigation.
The shootings are just thelatestinvolving federal agents under the Trump administration's new, aggressive approach to immigration enforcement. The president ran on a promise to enforce mass deportations and has deployed heavily-armed federal agents to cities to carry out his plans.
Over 1,000protests are planned for Saturday and Sunday in cities and towns across the country in response to Trump's polarizing domestic agenda. The demonstrations follow a groundswell of protestsacross the countrythat began after Good was killed.
Protests against ICE planned this weekend
Among the places where people are expected to protest over the weekend are: Greenville, South Carolina; Worcester, Massachusetts; Boca Raton,Florida; Rochester, New York,; and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Lisa Gilbert, co-president of one of the organizing groups, Public Citizen, said she expects the events this weekend to be peaceful. Protests across the country during Trump's first year back in office were widespread and largely peaceful.
"The intent of these solidarity actions is to both honor and humanize the lives taken by ICE and to demand immediate accountability, transparency, and independent investigation into the killing of Renee Nicole Good, as well as expose the broader pattern of ICE violence," Gilbert said.
Tensions mount in Minneapolis
Hundreds of people took to the streets of Minneapolis to protest within hours of Good's death and demonstrations have continued to swell in the ensuing days.
The site of her death and a federal building used by immigration agents, both south of the city's downtown, have become focal points for protesters. Authorities installedconcrete barriersoutside the federal building following protests.
Many protesters have taken to carrying signs showing pictures of Good. The mother of three's wife, Rebecca Good,released a statement describing her partner as a dedicated Christianwho had "stopped to support our neighbors" before she was fatally shot. "We had whistles. They had guns," Rebecca Good said.
Local officials have called for immigration authorities to leave the city and for the officer behind the shooting to be arrested.
Minnesota prosecutorslaunched an online portalfor residents to submit evidence related to the shooting in Minneapolis, vowing to probe the incident. State investigators said the FBI has moved to withhold evidence.
White House says ICE will go 'door to door'
Trump administration officials are promising to double down on their immigration enforcement strategy despite widespread protests.
Over 10,000new ICE agents armed with personal data harvested by private contractors are expected to deploy across the country in the coming months.
Speaking on a FOX NEWS broadcast earlier this week, Vice PresidentJD Vancesaid ICE would be going "door to door" in the coming months to carry out the White House's plans for the largest mass deportation in history. Federal officials say they'venow got about 22,000 agentsand investigators, up from 10,000 a year ago.
Vance's comments were broadcast hours after the ICE agent shot and killed Good in Minneapolis. White House officials have accused Democrats of encouraging illegal immigration to reshape the country's voting patterns.
The vice president said the more aggressive enforcement that began in 2025 will ramp up in 2026.
Contributing by Sarah D. Wire, Amanda Lee Myers and Trevor Hughes
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