MINNEAPOLIS, MN — Thousands of protesters converged on Powderhorn Park in south Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon, launching a march that wound through residential streets to the site where an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good three days earlier.
The demonstration, organized by the Minnesota Immigrant Rights Action Committee, was one of over 1,000 events planned across the United States for the weekend as part of the “ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action,” according to Indivisible, a progressive coalition coordinating the national movement.
Snow flurries drifted down as marchers carrying signs and a large bird puppet crafted at In the Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre moved west down Lake Street before circling to 34th Street and Portland Avenue, where a memorial has been erected for Good.
“No hate, no fear, immigrants are welcome here,” protesters chanted as they passed through the neighborhood where Good was killed on Wednesday.
The Minneapolis demonstration remained largely peaceful, contrasting with confrontations Friday night when police arrested 29 people after a group broke away from a larger protest outside downtown hotels believed to be housing ICE agents. Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara stated that the protest resulted in approximately $6,000 in damage, including broken windows and graffiti, at the Depot Renaissance Hotel.
Good’s death has become a focal point of national outrage over federal immigration enforcement tactics under the Trump administration, which has deployed more than 2,000 ICE agents to Minnesota in recent weeks as part of what officials called the largest immigration enforcement operation in the agency’s history.
“They do not care that they are violating federal law,” said U.S. Rep. Angie Craig after ICE agents turned away congressional members from the Minneapolis federal building.
The Department of Homeland Security has defended the ICE agent’s actions, claiming Good attempted to use her vehicle as a weapon against law enforcement while labeling the mother of three as a “domestic terrorist.” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey has rejected that characterization, stating the department’s narrative was false.
Video released by DHS on Saturday showed Good’s vehicle parked in the middle of a street for several minutes before the shooting, with Good appearing to motion toward federal agents.
Demonstrations echoing Minneapolis’s protest unfolded Saturday in major cities including New York, Los Angeles, Washington, Philadelphia, Boston, Austin, and El Paso. Smaller gatherings took place in Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Denver, Colorado; Durham, North Carolina; and Tempe, Arizona.
The national coalition organizing the weekend of action includes the American Civil Liberties Union, MoveOn Civic Action, Voto Latino, and United We Dream, among other organizations. All events operated under guidelines emphasizing nonviolent, lawful protest.
Leah Greenberg, co-executive director of Indivisible, said communities were coming together to “grieve, honor those we’ve lost, and demand accountability from a system that has operated with impunity.”
In Minneapolis, federal agents fired pepper balls at a small group of protesters outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building on Saturday, while the larger Powderhorn demonstration proceeded without incident, according to CNN.
Among the Minneapolis marchers were students from Roosevelt High School, which became a flashpoint in the controversy when Border Patrol agents deployed tear gas near the school hours after Good’s shooting as students were being dismissed Wednesday.
The protests come after at least seven officer-involved shootings since President Trump expanded Homeland Security operations in early 2025, including incidents in Los Angeles and Portland.
Three Minnesota congresswomen attempted to tour the ICE facility in the Minneapolis federal building on Saturday morning but were asked to leave approximately 10 minutes after entering. Representatives Ilhan Omar, Kelly Morrison, and Angie Craig accused ICE agents of obstructing their congressional oversight duties.
Minneapolis city officials called on protesters to remain peaceful throughout the weekend while supporting their right to demonstrate.
The “ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action” was scheduled to continue Sunday with additional events planned nationwide.
