The protests sparked by the shooting of a 37-year-old woman in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent are extending beyond major urban centers into small-town America.
Demonstrators marched in communities from [city] in [state] to [city], California, along with Minneapolis, Portland, and other large metropolitan areas over the weekend, just days after Renee Good—a U.S. citizen and mother of three—was fatally shot by an ICE officer in the Minnesota city.
Though federal authorities have characterized the shooting as “self-defense,” alleging Good attempted to strike the agent with her vehicle, video evidence appears to contradict this version of events, and municipal officials have vigorously challenged the Trump Administration’s assertions. The killing, along with the shooting of two other individuals in Portland by Border Patrol personnel just one day after Good’s death, have sparked widespread anger regarding the Trump Administration’s aggressive immigration enforcement strategies. This fury has fueled protests in communities both large and small nationwide.
In Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, demonstrators on Saturday displayed signs with slogans such as “We support our immigrant neighbors,” “ICE out for good,” and “Justice for Good” while assembling in front of the Columbia County Courthouse.
Meanwhile, in [city], protesters assembled the day after Good’s death, showing her photograph and holding signs that stated “Her name was Renee Nicole Good” and “Abolish ICE.”
On Sunday, over 100 individuals gathered in downtown Newnan, Georgia, to demonstrate against the immigration enforcement agency.
“I love my country, and I want to preserve the things that are important,” said Laura Burroughs, a resident of the city for more than thirty years who participated in the protest, told [outlet]. “I want to stand up for that, and I don’t want my neighbors to die.”
In Belton, Texas, approximately 100 people protested against ICE outside the Bell County Courthouse on Sunday, the Temple Daily Telegram reported. Some carried signs reading “No ICE in Bell County” and “Trump Fascism ICE = Gestapo,” among other messages.
Outside Fort Bragg City Hall in California on Saturday, more than 350 people assembled to protest the Minneapolis shooting, according to [source]. Vehicles honked in support as they passed the demonstration, and protesters held signs bearing messages such as “Cruelty & hate will never make us great” and “ICE shames America.”
On Sunday, demonstrators assembled in downtown Lawrence, Kansas for a peaceful protest, chanting slogans including “Hey, ho, I-C-E has got to go” and “We want justice, we want rights, we want ICE out of sight,” The Lawrence Times reported.
“This is NOT LA. Not NYC. This is deep-red KANSAS rising against ICE,” a user posted on X, sharing footage of the Lawrence protest.
Additional protests are scheduled in communities across the nation this week, including an in-person rally in [city] and a virtual rally and vigil in [city] on Monday evening. Demonstrators are also expected to assemble outside the U.S. Customs & Border Protection office in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday evening, and another protest is scheduled to take place in McMinnville, Oregon, on Tuesday evening, among other events planned for this week.
