More than 1,000 Philadelphians gathered outside City Hall on Thursday evening as part of the nationwide protests in the wake of a fatal shooting by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota.
Following the deadly shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis Wednesday morning, anti-ICE demonstrations have sprouted up across the country to demand the federal law agency is held accountable.
The following photos are from Thursday’s protest in Philly.
A camera records the demonstrators as they chant on the steps of City Hall on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)
Three women hold candles, honoring the victims of ICE at City Hall vigil on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)
Hundreds of Philadelphians gathered at City Hall, protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the recent killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by an ICE officer. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)
Demonstrators hold the photos of people killed in ICE custody. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)
A protester holds a sign reading “PROSECUTE ICE MURDER” at City Hall during the protest on Jan. 8, 2026. (Ben Bennett/Billy penn)
Two women stand in front of a police car on the edge of the demonstration, with one holding a sign that says “TRUMP OUT NOW” during the vigil at City Hall on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)
A man’s Venezuelan flag blocks the headlights of police cars surrounding the City Hall protest. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)
A protester holds a sign reading “ICE = American Gestapo” at rally on Jan. 8 at City Hall. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)
A family sits on a statue at City Hall. The kids entertain themselves with video games as speakers are brought up in front of the crowd. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)