Anti-ICE protests spread from cities into small towns after Minneapolis shooting

Time reports that anti-ICE protests sparked by the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by a federal immigration agent are spreading beyond major cities to small-town America. Demonstrations took place in communities from Black Mountain, North Carolina, to Fort Bragg, California, as well as in Minneapolis, Portland and other cities.

Protesters held rallies in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, where signs read “We support our immigrant neighbors,” “ICE out for good,” and “Justice for Good,” and in Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, where people carried Good’s photo and signs saying “Her name was Renee Nicole Good” and “Abolish ICE.” More than 100 people gathered in Newnan, Georgia, and about 100 protested in Belton, Texas; outside Fort Bragg City Hall more than 350 people convened, and demonstrators also gathered in Lawrence, Kansas, chanting against ICE.

Federal officials have portrayed the Minneapolis shooting as an act of self-defense, accusing Good of trying to run over the agent, but video footage appears to contradict that account and local leaders have strongly disputed the Trump Administration’s claims. The Minneapolis killing, and the shooting of two other people in Portland by Border Patrol agents the following day, have renewed public outrage and prompted more planned rallies this week, including events in Miami, a virtual rally and vigil in Joplin, Missouri, a gathering outside the U.S.

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Politics, Renee Good, Ice, Border Patrol, Minneapolis, Portland