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NAARPR Dallas Marched through the streets of Dallas on January 8, 2026. Photo Credit: National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression<\/p>\nDW spoke with community organizer Rick Majumdar at approximately 10:30 p.m. Tuesday night, as more than 1,000 protesters were still dispersing from downtown Dallas streets following an emergency demonstration sparked by the killing of Renee Good. Organizers say the late-night mobilization reflects the urgency of a moment they believe demands immediate national attention.<\/p>\n
NAARPR Dallas Marched through the streets of Dallas on January 8, 2026. Photo Credit: National Alliance Against Racist & Political Repression<\/p>\n
Good, a woman and legal observer, was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent during a protest-related operation in Minneapolis. The agent involved has been identified by organizers as Jonathan Ross.<\/p>\n
Though the killing occurred hundreds of miles from North Texas, Dallas activists say the response was intentionally local \u2014 and necessary.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis was not an isolated incident,\u201d said Rick Majumdar, a member of the Freedom Road Socialist Organization and the National Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression. \u201cICE has been deployed nationwide. We are seeing coordination between ICE, local police departments, and even the National Guard. People are being harassed, detained, disappeared \u2014 and now killed.\u201d<\/p>\n
Majumdar credited Dallas-based organizers who have been active since the 2020 George Floyd uprisings, noting that many of the same coalitions advocating for community control of police are now confronting expanded ICE activity across North Texas.<\/p>\n
According to Majumdar, Good had traveled to Minneapolis in her role as a legal observer when she was killed. Protesters say her death highlights the growing risks faced not only by undocumented immigrants, but also by U.S. citizens and legal observers engaged in constitutionally protected protest activity.<\/p>\n
During Tuesday\u2019s demonstration, organizers issued a series of demands directed at federal and local authorities. Those demands included justice for Good, the immediate arrest of Ross, and an end to collaboration between ICE and local law enforcement agencies \u2014 including the Dallas Police Department.<\/p>\n
\u201cICE is conducting unjustified raids and tearing families apart,\u201d Majumdar said. \u201cThey have no business entering our communities, harassing people, and killing innocent people \u2014 whether they are undocumented or citizens.\u201d<\/p>\n