“Instead of shrinking in fear right now, in order to stop this violence, we have to come together with one voice as a community and say, ‘no more,’” said one rally attendee
Outraged Americans took to the streets over the weekend as part of the “ICE Out For Good Weekend of Action” to decry the brutal killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent. In Minneapolis – the site of Good’s tragic death and one of more than 1,000 cities that held anti-ICE actions over the weekend – local law enforcement officials estimated that tens of thousands of Americans marched through the streets to mourn, demand justice for her death, and condemn the larger pattern of violence at the hands of masked and unaccountable federal agents nationwide.
“I’m insanely angry, completely heartbroken and devastated, and then just like longing and hoping that things get better,” community member Ellison Montgomery told Reuters. “We’re all living in fear right now,” said Meghan Moore, a mother of two from Minneapolis who joined the protest Saturday,” PBS News reported. “ICE is creating an environment where nobody feels safe and that’s unacceptable,” she continued.
While demonstrators marched in righteous anger, there was also a strong sense of community among neighbors refusing to turn against each other.
Thousands of people gathered in frigid temperatures on Saturday afternoon to protest ICE and the federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota. “At the end of the day, this is just who we are as a state and a people. This is Minnesota,” said Lizzie Dawodu of Minneapolis. 📸 Ben Hovland | MPR News
Video out of Minneapolis showed what MS NOW estimated were “tens of thousands” of anti-ICE protesters demanding federal troops leave their city in the wake of the officer-involved shooting death of 37-year-old Renee Good.
“Large crowds of demonstrators were seen in major cities such as Philadelphia, New York, Washington, DC, and Los Angeles,” CNN reported. “Smaller protests took place in Portland, Oregon; Sacramento, California; Boston, Massachusetts; Denver, Colorado; Durham, North Carolina; and Tempe, Arizona, where protesters lined a bridge overlooking a highway.”
“I’m standing up for my neighbors. I am not happy with what happened in Minneapolis,” Tempe resident Laurie Green told ABC15 Arizona. “In downtown Phoenix, a smaller group of protesters gathered outside ICE offices Saturday morning, voicing similar concerns and calling for more public involvement. ‘It’s heartening,’ said Kelly Carmody, one of the protesters. ‘I hope many others show up and share what they think should be done.’”
In Florida, 97-year-old Milton Clark addressed attendees outside the Everglades detention camp, which has faced serious allegations of brutal violations against detained immigrants. “Liberty is fragile; you must be vigilant,” he said.
Show some love for 97 year-old Milton Clark, who spoke at the ICE OUT vigil outside Alligator Alcatraz: “Liberty is fragile; you must be vigilant.”#ICEOUTforGood
— 50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 (@50501movement.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T03:34:30.210Z
ARKANSAS:
Happening now in Bentonville, AR#iceoutforgoodwoa#indivisiblenwa #indivisible #arkansas #nwarkansas
— Indivisible Northwest Arkansas (@indivisiblenwa.bsky.social) 2026-01-11T19:03:38.162Z
CALIFORNIA:
Several hundred people form a human banner spelling out “IT WAS MURDER — ICE OUT!!” at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach during a protest Saturday in response to the recent fatal shooting in Minneapolis of Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration agent. 📸: Erik Castro/Special to The Chronicle
— San Francisco Chronicle (@sfchronicle.com) 2026-01-10T20:48:55Z
MAINE:
We had 200 protesters in Waterville today for our ICE OUT for GOOD event, which was wonderful! But I want to give special thanks to the snow shoveling/ice chopping crew that came out early & spent 45 minutes clearing the sidewalks so everyone could stand safely. This is what community looks like! ❤️🖇️
— Indivisible Mid Maine (@indivmidmaine.bsky.social) 2026-01-11T20:39:33.835Z
NEBRASKA:
Omaha is showing up and calling out! ICE is not welcome here, and we demand accountability! #ICEOutForGood
— Indivisible Nebraska (@indivisibleneb.bsky.social) 2026-01-10T20:25:59.623Z
NEW JERSEY:
WHAT DO WE DO WHEN OUR COMMUNITY IS UNDER ATTACK? STAND UP, FIGHT BACK!#ICEoutForGood #Montclair
— Ruth Delgado (@heylookitsruth.bsky.social) 2026-01-11T20:18:38.663Z
NEW YORK:
At least 25,000 New Yorkers showed up to protest yesterday. We stand in solidarity with Minneapolis, we demand justice for Renee Nicole Good, and we call for ICE to get out of our cities.
— Hands Off NYC (@handsoffnyc.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T10:56:47.226Z
OHIO:
Thousands marched in downtown Columbus while we held the line at our weekly #TeslaTakedown in memory of #ReneeGood. Her murder and its cover-up is an outrage. I hope Good’s wife and family take some from the millions of us who are with them. #CrushICE
— Rick Neal (@rickneal.bsky.social) 2026-01-11T04:44:35.680Z
PENNSYLVANIA:
“Sister Suzie Armbruster, I.H.M., Scranton, recited a prayer during Sunday’s event,” The Times-Tribune reported.
“We do not need to accept what is happening in our country and in our own community,” said Sister Armbruster. “We stand strong and believe that good people overtake evil. We hold everything in our hearts. We hold all of our brothers and sisters, no matter where they’re from. We hold all of them … those that are living right here in our own community. We remember Renee Good. We remember all those that have been victims of violence, and we know that we can join our hearts and voices in a peaceful way.”
TENNESSEE:
Jackson weather report: ICE is melting our constitutional rights. #IceOutforGood #JacksonTN
— Indivisible Jackson TN (@indivisiblejackson.bsky.social) 2026-01-11T14:18:54.957Z
VIRGINIA:
“In Roanoke, the protest wasn’t just about national headlines,” reported WDBJ7. “For Amanda Vongphakdy, it was personal. Her father, who has lived in Roanoke for most of his life, was taken into ICE custody.” Vongphakdy said that she initially thought her dad was joking when he called her to say that ICE had swept him up. Her dad is a Laotian refugee who has called the U.S. his home since he was just 14.
“I wake up every day asking myself if this is real,” said Vongphakdy, who felt it was important to take her two children to the protest. “My family and I are grieving a loved one who is alive but not able to be touched.”
“Instead of shrinking in fear right now, in order to stop this violence, we have to come together with one voice as a community and say, no more,” Virginia Harm Reduction Coalition’s Danny Clawson told WDBJ7.
In under 48 hours, you organized nearly 1,200 marches and vigils in all 50 states and DC for Renee Nicole Good.There are more of us than there are of them — and We the People won’t stop demanding accountability for ICE’s killing of Renee. #ICEOutForGood
— Indivisible ❌👑 (@indivisible.org) 2026-01-12T14:09:48.132Z
Since Good’s shooting, 160 members of Congress have issued a letter demanding that the administration “immediately suspend the current surge of federal officers and agents to Minneapolis” and that officials “work with an independent agency to ensure transparency and accountability throughout the course of the investigation into this reprehensible event.” Earlier in the month, 30 U.S. senators issued a letter that condemned the administration for endangering communities by pulling law enforcement resources from actual public safety threats – such as child exploitation, human trafficking, and fentanyl smuggling – in order to “indiscriminately deport noncitizens without criminal records.”
“Redirecting these investigators to pad deportation statistics is not simply irresponsible — it is a dereliction of duty with life-or-death consequences that puts the safety of our children in jeopardy,” senators wrote. “No modern administration has ever attempted a reallocation of this scale or recklessness.”
In New Jersey, state legislators advanced a package of bills “targeting local cooperation with federal immigration agents and expanding protections for immigrants,” the New Jersey Monitor reported.
📍WE ARE IN TRENTON FOR THE FINAL VOTE ON THE IMMIGRANT PROTECTIONS PACKAGE!💥Our powerful coalition has PACKED the Senate + Assembly chambers to show legislators that we are HERE.New Jerseyans need protections now! Our data, communities and trust depend on it.#njforall
— New Jersey Alliance for Immigrant Justice (@njaij.bsky.social) 2026-01-12T18:19:43.350Z
“The package of bills includes legislation to codify the Immigrant Trust Directive, an attorney general order that limits cooperation between federal immigration authorities and New Jersey law enforcement,” the report said. “The bill would bar police officers from engaging in ‘racially influenced policing,’ like stopping someone based on their suspected citizenship status; require agencies to develop procedures for certain visa requests; and mandate that prosecutors inform criminal defendants of immigration consequences of some charges and convictions.”
In another sign of how ICE’s abuses against U.S. citizens and immigrant neighbors alike have become one of the most pressing issues facing our nation today, the topic also took center stage during Sunday night’s Golden Globe Awards, where presenter Wanda Sykes and attendees wore pins “to honor Renee Macklin Good and Keith Porter while also reminding us what it means to be good to one another in the face of such horror – to be a good citizen, neighbor, friend, ally and human,” the “Be Good” campaign said.
“Of course this is for the mother who was murdered by an ICE agent, and it’s really sad,” Sykes said. “I know people are out marching and all today, and we need to speak up.”
Celebrities showed their support for Renee Good at the Golden Globes on Sunday night. Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes, Jean Smart and Natasha Lyonne wore white buttons that said “Be Good,” honoring the woman killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis.📸: Jordan Strauss/AP and Kevork Djansezian/AP.
— Minnesota Star Tribune (@startribune.com) 2026-01-12T04:12:28.128Z
“From the hundreds of protests and rallies across the nation to the array of state and federal bills and legislative accountability being introduced and discussed, it’s clear that the outrage in response to Ms. Good’s killing and the abuse and violence it embodies is widespread and growing,” said America’s Voice Executive Director Vanessa Cárdenas. “Americans from all walks of life are recognizing the mass deportation agenda has gone way too far and this administration is engaged in an unchecked pattern of abuse, violence and impunity. Yet, beyond ICE reform and accountability, we must also work to define, and enact a broader alternative vision of our immigration system that upholds instead of subverts American values.”
