1,000+ Anti-ICE Protests Planned Nationwide

A national coalition of organizing groups are calling for a coordinated “ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action,” with 1,006 protests and events planned this weekend, with the bulk of them to take place on Saturday, according to organizers.

The protests come just days after Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent while in her car in Minneapolis, and two people (with Gang links) were shot in Portland, Oregon, by another federal agent.

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has insisted that Good was a threat to federal agents and that the agent fired in self-defense, while Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and other leading Democrats have sharply criticized ICE's actions.

In Minnesota, Democrats have repeated calls for ICE to leave the city, while pushing for a thorough investigation into the deadly shooting on a residential street in south Minneapolis, less than a mile from where George Floyd died in 2020.

The fatal shooting of Good has drawn protestors to the streets across the country over the past few days. Her death, recent large-scale ICE operations and the shooting of two people by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent in Portland, has intensified scrutiny of immigration enforcement tactics and the Trump administration’s immigration policies.

Protests, vigils, and rallies are planned in all 50 states this weekend, including in major cities as well as smaller suburbs. The action is coordinated by several groups including the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the 50501 Movement, and Indivisible.

The protests seek to honor the lives of those who have been killed by ICE, as well as amplifying calls for the removal of the agency from communities across the country and seeking a transparent investigation into Good's killing.

The groups involved, such as the Workers Circle note that "all actions under this banner are nonviolent and lawful, community-led, and grounded in moral witness, public accountability, and collective care."

Events across the country can be found here. Some of the largest demonstrations are expected to take place in the Twin Cities.

On Friday night, hundreds of protestors gathered outside the Canopy by Hilton in Minneapolis where ICE agents are believed to be staying. Protesters shattered windows, sprayed graffiti, and chanted anti-ICE slogans. Police responded at approximately 10:30 p.m., deploying around 100 state troopers to disperse the protest.

The White House posted on X on Saturday morning, "STAND WWITH ICE. STAND WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT."ca