Minneapolis has day of protests after woman is killed by ICE agent, US immigration service

Minnesota: protesters gather on the street where Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed at close range by an ICE agent CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP The city of Minneapolis, Minnesota, experienced another day of protests this Thursday (8) against ICE, the US immigration service, after a woman was killed by an agent in the city. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp ICE gained notoriety as responsible for carrying out the Donald Trump government’s deportation policies for illegal immigrants. Several brutal actions have been recorded since last year, as well as reports of arbitrary arrests and deportations. On Wednesday (8), an officer fired three shots at close range at Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, who had just moved to the city. She was an American citizen, an award-winning poet, and an amateur guitarist. Immigration agent kills woman in the US Good was in a car and ended up crashing the vehicle against a pole after being shot. The Trump administration, through the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), stated that one of the ICE agents fired after the woman tried to drive the car towards the officers. Minnesota: Protesters gather on the street where Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed at close range by an ICE agent CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP DHS Secretary Kristi Noem came to the agents’ defense and classified the woman’s action as an act of “domestic terrorism”. According to her, the agents were attacked while trying to remove a vehicle that had become stuck in the snow. “These vehicle attacks are acts of domestic terrorism. We are working with the Department of Justice to prosecute them as such,” he said. Protesters clash with federal agents in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on January 8, 2026. OCTAVIO JONES / AFP Blocking aid On a social network, state senator Omar Fateh said that witnesses reported that federal agents prevented a doctor from trying to help and resuscitate the woman. The mayor of Minneapolis, Jacob Frey, criticized the actions of federal agents. “Immigration agents are causing chaos in our city,” he said. “We demand that ICE leave the city and state immediately. We stand with the immigrant and refugee communities.” The case represents an escalation in immigration operations carried out by the Trump administration in large American cities. According to authorities, this is at least the fifth death recorded in actions of this type in different states since 2024. Minneapolis and neighboring St. Paul have been on alert since the DHS announced, on Tuesday (6), the start of a major migration offensive in the region. Around 2,000 agents and officers are expected to participate in the operation, which is linked, in part, to investigations into alleged fraud involving residents of Somali origin.

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