{"id":196535,"date":"2026-01-11T16:02:42","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/u-s-cities-brace-for-anti-ice-protests-this-weekend-after-minneapolis-shooting-nbc-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T16:02:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T16:02:42","slug":"u-s-cities-brace-for-anti-ice-protests-this-weekend-after-minneapolis-shooting-nbc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/u-s-cities-brace-for-anti-ice-protests-this-weekend-after-minneapolis-shooting-nbc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. cities brace for anti-ICE protests this weekend after Minneapolis shooting – NBC News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Organizers say more than 1,000 protests against the Trump administration\u2019s immigration agenda are expected to take place in cities across the country this weekend, following the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.
A coalition of nonprofits including the American Civil Liberties Union is promoting the events as an \u201cICE Out For Good Weekend of Action,\u201d aimed at demanding accountability and changes to federal immigration policy, according to a press release<\/a>. The protests will take place in major cities nationwide including Washington, D.C., Los Angeles and Chicago, as well as smaller towns like Martinsburg, West Virginia.
\u201cThe Trump administration and its federal agents are out of control, endangering our neighborhoods, and trampling on our rights and freedom,\u201d the ACLU said in the press release. \u201cThis weekend Americans all across the country are demanding that they stop.\u201d
On Wednesday, ICE officer Jonathan Ross<\/a> fatally shot Renee Nicole Good<\/a>, a 37-year-old mother and a U.S. citizen, during a federal immigration operation. Government officials have characterized the use-of-force as self-defense while local officials and eye witnesses have disputed that account as the case remains under investigation.
And on Friday, two people described by<\/a> the Department of Homeland Security as \u201csuspected Tren de Aragua gang associates\u201d were shot<\/a> by a Border Patrol agent in Portland, Oregon. Both survived their wounds.
With that backdrop, protestors in Minneapolis and Portland have taken to the streets this week to demand accountability and to end ICE and Border Patrol operations in their cities. The protests have since spread to other cities.
Thousands of peaceful protesters filled Minneapolis’ Powderhorn Park and the surrounding streets on Saturday.
\u201cSay it once, say it twice, we will not put up with ICE!\u201d The crowd chanted.
Lindagail Roy, 73, was among those braving the cold weather to protest in Minneapolis on Saturday. She was marching with a sign that read: “No amount of soap will wash the slime of ICE from your soul.”
“I don\u2019t really think the ICE agents realize what they\u2019re standing for. They\u2019re going to have to live with themselves, with what has happened and what is happening in our country,\u201d she said, her voice cracking with emotion.\u201cThis is murder. We cannot stand for it. If we don\u2019t show up now it\u2019s going to continue and when is it going to stop?”
Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement on Saturday that \u201cICE officers are facing a nearly 1300% increase in assaults against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest murderers, rapists, and gang members.\u201d
\u201cThe First Amendment protects speech and peaceful assembly \u2014 not rioting, assault and destruction,\u201d she said. \u201cDHS is taking measures to uphold the rule of law and protect public safety and our officers.\u201d
No one has been arrested or charged in connection Good’s killing and Minneapolis officials have repeatedly said federal authorities have restricted local access to key evidence as the FBI leads the investigation. Trump administration officials have come out in defense of Ross, with Vice President JD Vance saying he had \u201cabsolute immunity\u201d in the shooting. Local officials have rejected this characterization.
Ross has not replied to multiple requests for comment by NBC News.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said at a news conference on Saturday that 29 protesters were arrested Friday night at a protest with more than 1,000 demonstrators. The city\u2019s police chief, Brian O\u2019Hara, added that some individuals caused damage to windows and sprayed graffiti at a hotel in downtown Minneapolis, leading to arrests.
Frey said the \u201cvast majority of people have protested peacefully\u201d and urged Minneapolis residents to continue doing so.
\u201cWe will not counter Donald Trump\u2019s chaos with our own brand of chaos,\u201d Frey said. \u201cHere, we in Minneapolis, are going to do this right.\u201d
Daniella Silva reported from Minneapolis, and Matt Lavietes reported from New York.<\/em>
Matt Lavietes is a reporter for NBC News.
Daniella Silva is a national reporter for NBC News, focusing on immigration and education.
© 2026 NBCUniversal Media, LLC<\/p>\n

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