{"id":395424,"date":"2026-01-08T15:48:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:48:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/395424\/"},"modified":"2026-01-08T15:48:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T15:48:08","slug":"protesters-gather-outside-minneapolis-immigration-court-after-ice-officer-kills-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/395424\/","title":{"rendered":"Protesters gather outside Minneapolis immigration court after ICE officer kills driver"},"content":{"rendered":"

Minneapolis was on edge<\/a> Thursday following the fatal shooting of a woman<\/a> by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer taking part in the Trump administration\u2019s latest immigration crackdown, with schools canceling classes and activities as a safety precaution and Minnesota\u2019s governor calling for people to remain calm.<\/p>\n

As dawn began to break, scores of people bundled up in heavy coats gathered in a parking lot near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling. The building houses several federal agencies, including an immigration court. The crowd was chanting and holding American flags and signs calling on ICE to leave Minnesota.<\/p>\n

State and local officials demanded ICE leave after an officer shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good in the head<\/a>. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said agents are not going anywhere.<\/p>\n

The Latest:<\/p>\n

Minneapolis shooting by ICE agent brings debate over police force and moving vehicles back into focus<\/p>\n

The fatal shooting of a woman<\/a> by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis on Wednesday has thrust a long-running and deeply contested question back into the national spotlight: When is a law enforcement officer justified in using lethal force against someone in a moving vehicle?<\/p>\n

At the center of the debate are policies that for years have limited when officers may fire at vehicles, generally barring gunfire at fleeing cars unless the driver poses an imminent threat of deadly force beyond the vehicle itself. Those restrictions, embraced by many police departments and reflected in federal guidance, were intended to curb what experts long warned was among the most dangerous and unpredictable uses of lethal force.<\/p>\n

\u25b6 Read more about why police agencies moved to restrict shootings at moving vehicles<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2018Why this big flood here now?\u2019<\/p>\n

Patrick Riley was one of the people who came out Thursday morning at the federal building to express outrage after the death of Macklin Good on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are peacefully demonstrating. We\u2019re trying to let this organization know that they\u2019re not welcome,\u201d said Riley.<\/p>\n

Riley questioned why the Trump administration had made the Minneapolis area such a high priority.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhy this big flood here now? This is our place. This is our country. This is our freedom to to protest,\u201d Riled added.<\/p>\n

Protesters and police clash<\/p>\n

Police at one point threw devices releasing smoke to break up the crowd, which carried signs and shouted profanities at them.<\/p>\n

The crowd was directed farther away from the entrance as the protest reached the two-hour mark on Thursday.<\/p>\n

Council warns tribal citizens to avoid federal law enforcement<\/p>\n

In a post on the Facebook pages of the Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians tribal council and the tribe\u2019s embassy in Minneapolis, the council said tribal citizens should expect ICE agents to detain and harm them.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe all need to be careful, and we must assume that ICE will not protect us,\u201d the post stated. \u201cWe realize that we will not receive compassionate treatment by anyone associated with the Trump administration.\u201d<\/p>\n

In the warning to citizens, the tribal council said it sees the \u201cobvious purpose of ICE is to terrorize Americans who do not agree with the administration\u2019s policies, and actions\u201d and called for \u201can end to the president\u2019s blatant lies.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are about 8,000 Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians citizens in the Twin Cities and surrounding areas, according to the post. The council asked tribal members to document interactions with ICE by contacting the tribe directly. The tribe\u2019s embassy in Minneapolis has also been closed for the rest of the week.<\/p>\n

\u2018We deserve to be safe in our community\u2019<\/p>\n

Protesters are carrying signs and chanting, including some signs that say, \u201cICE Out Now,\u201d \u201cWe deserve to be safe in our community,\u201d and \u201cResist Fascism.\u201d<\/p>\n

Chants include \u201cWe Keep Us Safe,\u201d \u201cICE Out Now,\u201d \u201cICE Go Home,\u201d \u201cQuit Your Job\u201d and \u201cJustice Now!\u201d<\/p>\n

What\u2019s happening on the ground<\/p>\n

Scores of people bundled up in heavy coats gathered as dawn began to break Thursday in a parking lot near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building at Fort Snelling. The building houses several federal agencies, including an immigration court.<\/p>\n

The crowd was chanting and holding American flags and signs calling on ICE to leave Minnesota.<\/p>\n

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