More Than 1,000 Protests Across the U.S. Oppose Immigration Enforcement as Thousands March in Minneapolis for Good
On January 10, 2026, more than 1,000 protests against federal immigration enforcement were held across the United States, including in Minneapolis, in Hennepin County, Minnesota. The protests were sparked by the January 7 fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer in Minneapolis, and by the January 8 shooting in Portland, Oregon, in which Border Patrol officers wounded two Venezuelan nationals.
In Minneapolis, protesters gathered at Powderhorn Park in the afternoon and marched west along East Lake Street, passing the 3300 block of Portland Avenue, where Good was shot, at about 3 p.m. The march was organized locally by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, and Representative Ilhan Omar addressed the crowd. Police Chief Brian O'Hara urged protesters to remain peaceful, and Mayor Jacob Frey said protests in the days since the shooting had remained largely peaceful, despite property damage and arrests on Friday night.
The weekend campaign, called “ICE Out For Good,” was coordinated by a national coalition including Indivisible, the American Civil Liberties Union, MoveOn, Voto Latino and United We Dream, with events planned for Saturday and Sunday in cities and towns across the country. Organizers said the shootings showed an alarming pattern of unchecked violence and abuse by federal immigration enforcement agencies. The Department of Homeland Security defended the officers, saying they had fired in self-defense.
Other cities saw protests the same day: demonstrators gathered outside the White House in Washington, marchers shut down traffic lanes in downtown Los Angeles, more than 150 people rallied in Coachella, in Riverside County, California, more than 200 people rallied in the snow in Des Moines, Iowa, at least 300 gathered in Eugene, Oregon, and a vigil was held in Naples, Florida.
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Source: Associated Press
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