| 2026 ICE shooting protests | ||||
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| Part of the aftermath of the killing of Renee Good, shootings by US immigration agents, the protests against the second Trump administration, and the Abolish ICE movement | ||||
| Protest in Minneapolis | ||||
| Date | January 7, 2026 – present (1 week and 6 days) | |||
| Location | ||||
| Caused by | Immigration raids, arrests, and shootings by US immigration agents in the second Trump administration | |||
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| Casualties | ||||
| Injuries | Unknown | |||
| Arrested | 30+ (Minneapolis); 6 (Portland) | |||
| Part of a series on the |
| Immigration policy of the second Trump administration |
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In January 2026, protests began throughout the United States in response to the killing of Renee Good and the 2026 Portland shooting. [12] At least 36 arrests have been made, including 30 in Minneapolis [13] and 6 in Portland. [14]
On January 7, 2026, Renée Good, a 37-year-old American citizen, was fatally shot by United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent [a] Jonathan Ross [b] in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Good was in her car, stopped sideways in the street when Ross drove around her vehicle and returned on foot. Other agents approached, and one ordered her to get out of the car while reaching through her open window. Ross moved to the front-left of the vehicle as Good briefly reversed, then began driving into the direction of traffic while turning away from Ross. While remaining upright, Ross fired three shots, killing her: one through the windshield, then two through the open driver's side window from the side of her vehicle as it passed him. He later drove away from the scene. The killing sparked large national protests, ongoing local civil protest actions, and multiple investigations.
On January 8, 2026, two unarmed people were shot and wounded by the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) at 2:15 p.m. in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. [18] DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin claimed that the shooting was in self-defense and that the one of the victims "weaponized his vehicle and attempted to run over the law enforcement agents." [19] Portland City Council president Elana Pirtle-Guiney said that the two were still alive. As of January 9, 2026, the Federal Bureau of Investigation is currently investigating the incident, [20] and the Portland Police Bureau (PPB) secured the scenes requiring investigation shortly after. [20] [21] [22]
Protestors gathered in cities across the country, including Albuquerque, [23] Atlanta, [24] Austin, [25] Birmingham, [26] Boston, [27] Charlotte, [28] Chicago, [29] Cincinnati, [30] Colorado Springs, [31] Columbia, S.C. [32] Columbus, Ohio, [33] Detroit, [34] Duluth, [35] El Paso, [36] Eugene, [37] Grand Rapids, [38] Hattiesburg, [39] Houston, [40] Kansas City, [41] Miami, [42] New York City, [43] Oakland, [44] Omaha, [45] Philadelphia, [46] Phoenix, [47] Pittsburgh, [48] Portland, Oregon, [49] Richmond, [50] Salt Lake City, [51] San Antonio, [52] San Diego, San Francisco, [53] Seattle, [54] Tallahassee, [55] Washington, D.C., [56] and Worcester. [57]
On January 8 in Birmingham, a vigil for Good was held in Five Points South, with attendees chanting anti-Trump and anti-ICE slogans. [26] On January 10, a protest was held outside a federal courthouse in Birmingham. [58]
On January 7 in Phoenix, activists held a vigil outside an ICE office and demanded justice following the killing of Renee Nicole Good. [59] On January 8, a vigil was held outside an ICE office to honor Good in Phoenix. [60] [61] In Tucson, protesters rallied following the shooting. [62]
At night, dozens of protesters reportedly gathered at Olvera Street, Los Angeles. [63]
In San Diego, protesters marched from Little Italy through downtown and then to the San Diego County Administration Center. [64] [65]
In Sacramento, protesters pushed open the gates of the John E. Moss Federal Building on Capitol Mall, caused damage, and left graffiti. There were no arrests according to Officer Anthony Gamble, a spokesperson for the Sacramento Police Department. Gamble also stated the incident is now being investigated by the Federal Protective Service. The protesters were responding to a "call to action" by a local activist group known as NorCal Resist, which sends observers to document immigration sweeps, among other forms of activism. [66]
In San Francisco, around 200 protesters gathered peacefully outside the ICE facility at 630 Sansome St, where they made speeches and recruited people to join in future actions. [67]
In Downtown Los Angeles and Downtown San Francisco, protesters gathered outside of Federal Buildings in both cities. [63] In San Francisco, various organizations, including the San Francisco chapter of Indivisible, took turns sharing messages. [68]
A multi-organization labor coalition, including the San Diego & Imperial Counties Labor Council AFL-CIO, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 221, Unión del Barrio and San Diego Education Association, land many others—leads a weekly peaceful protest every Thursday outside the Edward J. Schwartz Federal Courthouse calling for ICE out of San Diego. Two members of the San Diego County Board of Supervisor were scheduled to attend. [69] One organizer, wearing a Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 221 shirt was briefly detained and released. [70] Another protest occurred in the evening. [71]
In Fresno, the local branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation organized a protest attended by an estimated 100 people, with support from other organizations such as Central Valley Community Action, Peace Fresno, and Raza Against War. One photojournalist and one cameraman were hit by cars during the demonstration, and motorcycle police officers directed the crowd while waiting for an ambulance. No arrests were made. [72]
The Long Beach branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation also organized a protest and vigil in Long Beach that was attended by hundreds of people. Local police confronted the protestors with batons, but no arrests or incidents of violence were reported. [73]
On January 9, a performance of the song, "Ordinary World", was dedicated to Good by Duran Duran during a performance at the Thunder Valley Casino Resort. [74]
At a demonstration in Santa Ana, California on January 9, 2026, a 21-year-old protester was struck in the face by a projectile fired at close range by a Department of Homeland Security officer during confrontations outside a federal immigration building, according to video evidence and family statements in multiple media reports. [75] He was taken to hospital, underwent about six hours of surgery, and was found to have skull fractures and fragments embedded in and around his eye and face; doctors have stated he lost vision in that eye permanently. The incident was captured on video showing him falling to the ground after being hit and then being dragged by a federal officer. Federal authorities have not publicly detailed the type of projectile used, while demonstrators and family accounts indicate it was a non-lethal crowd-control round.
On January 10 in San Diego County, hundreds protested in Chula Vista [76] , El Cajon, Encinitas, and Mira Mesa. [77]
In the San Francisco Bay Area, thousands of people gathered [78] in San Francisco, Oakland, Berkeley, Alameda, San Jose, and more to hold signs. About 450 gathered on Ocean Beach to make a "human banner." More than 350 attended an "ICE Out for Good" rally at Fort Bragg. Another rally took place at the 24th Street BART Plaza. [79]
Thousands rallied all around downtown Los Angeles. Organizers cited the killings of Renee Good and Keith Porter, while signs read "Hands Off Venezuela." [80]
About 50 people gathered for a candlelight vigil honoring Renee Good in the city of Fontana in San Bernardino County. [81]
On January 17th, KCRA3 reported that a man protesting against ICE claimed he was attacked and had his vehicle damaged by counter-protesters in downtown Sacramento. The alleged victim, Scott Stauffer, claims he was holding an anti-ICE flag when a group of counter-protesters drove up with flags supporting the Trump administration. Stauffer's vehicle obtained large cracks, along with the side window being completely shattered. [82]
Protests took place in Good's home state of Colorado in the days following her killing, including in Aurora [83] , Boulder [84] , Centennial [85] , Colorado Springs [86] , and Denver [87] .
On January 8, about 150 people rallied in New Haven. In Hartford, an "altercation" occurred behind the courthouse when about two dozen protesters were pepper sprayed during a confrontation with ICE agents and a protester was knocked down by an ICE van. [88] Other protests occurred in New London. [89]
On January 10, hundreds of protestors gathered at Lafayette Square, then marched around the White House towards the former Black Lives Matter Plaza. [90]
On January 11, demonstrators met at the George Gordon Meade Memorial on Constitution Avenue and after organizers gave speaches, the protestors marched to ICE headquarters [91]
Gov. Matt Meyer and State Rep. Mara Gorman joined hundreds for a Sunday march on Main Street in Newark. [92]
On January 9, several organizations organized a protest and vigil in Tallahassee. [55] A protest occurred in Coral Springs. [93]
On January 7, a protest was held in Little Village, Chicago. [94] From January 10 to 11, over 20 protests were held throughout Illinois, 5 of them in Chicago. [95]
On the night of January 7, a crowd of at least 200 protesters affiliated with the community defense group Protect Roger Parks gathered in Fountain Square, Indianapolis. [96]
On January 10, more than 100 protesters gathered in the rain along Rockville Pike in Montgomery County, Maryland. [97]
On January 8, the Worcester branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, the Massgreens Green Rainbow Party, Independent Socialist Group, and the Worcester chapter of Indivisible organized a demonstration that was attended by about 200 people outside City Hall. Worcester Indivisible also organized a smaller, candlelit vigil in another part of town on the same night in honor of Good. [57]
On January 13, 2026, Detroit Will Breathe held a protest in honor of Renee Good in which protestors called for ICE to be removed from Detroit and Michigan. The protest was attended by hundreds of people including a state senator and a state representative. [98] [99] Around 100 people held a vigil in Brighton, Michigan to honor Good. [100] Approximately 75 people gathered for a vigil in Paw Paw [101] and roughly 150 people gathered to protest Good's death in Grand Rapids. [102] A protest occured in Lansing on January 9 where members of the crowd expressed skepticism about the motivations leading to the shooting of Good. [103]
On the day of Good's death, hundreds of protesters gathered at the location of the shooting. [104] Later in the day, the crowd had grown to thousands. [105]
On January 8, protesters gathered outside of the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, at least three people were arrested and several others were held on the ground by law enforcement, tear gas and pepper spray was also fired at the group. [106] [107] On the same day, protesters barricaded the location of the shooting to create a vigil. [108] City workers removed the barricades shortly after, but preserved the memorial that had been established. [109]
On January 9, Minneapolis and Fridley schools are temporarily closed after reports of ICE agents tackling people at Roosevelt High School a day before. [110] In the evening, over 1000 protesters gathered outside the Canopy by Hilton hotel in downtown Minneapolis where ICE officers were believed to have been staying. Police Chief Brian O'Hara described it as a "noise protest" to disrupt those inside until protesters began causing property damage and one police officer was injured by thrown ice. At 10:15pm police declared the protest an unlawful assembly and 30 people were arrested, at which point the crowd dispersed. [13] [111] [112]
On January 10, protests continued with thousands assembling at Powderhorn Park. [113] [114] In the evening, Reuters and MS NOW estimated that number as "tens of thousands." [115] [116]
On January 8, the Hattiesburg branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation organized a protest attended by several people in the afternoon. [39]
On January 8, over 200 demonstrators gathered in Kansas City outside the City Hall building in a protest organized by the Kansas City branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation and other organizations, including the Democratic Socialists of America. [41]
On January 10, about 1000 protesters marched through Kansas City's Country Club Plaza on Saturday. Counter-protesters carried signs calling attention to Americans who had been killed by "illegal immigrants" including Mollie Tibbetts. [117]
On January 10, demonstrators protested near the University of Nebraska campus in Omaha. [45]
On January 9, residents held a vigil in front of the courthouse fountain in Somerville. [118]
On January 9, around 25 demonstrators gathered outside a federal detention facility on Albuquerque's south side in a protest organized by the New Mexico chapter of Dare to Struggle. Federal agents used pepper spray and pushed demonstrators who were chanting, holding signs, and attempting to tape signs to the facility's fence. Two demonstrators were arrested. [23]
Hours after Good was killed, protests ensued in New York City. [119] Protesters gathered in Foley Square, right outside the immigration court in 26 Federal Plaza, where immigrants are arrested by federal agents during their mandatory check-ins. [120] Protesters briefly left Foley Square and marched towards Federal Plaza before returning to Foley Square. [121] There was a large law enforcement presence. [121]
On the same day, newly-elected New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced he had "instructed city agencies, including the NYPD, to uphold New York's sanctuary city laws, and to not assist ICE agents in making arrests." [119]
Noem announced she planned to arrive in New York City on January 8, 2026 for a press conference about ICE. [119] Before her arrival, Governor Kathy Hochul announced she and Mamdani will "stand together and reject any efforts to try to militarize our streets." [122]
On the morning of January 8, a large crowd assembled protesting Noem's press conference and ICE presence in New York City. [123] Protesters once again met in Foley Square, at around 9 a.m. The protesters left Foley Square and started marching towards the One World Trade Center where Kristi Noem was in a news conference. [121] After learning Noem's press conference was scheduled to take place in the One World Trade Center, they marched from Foley Square to the OWTC. [123] Slogans in the protest included "ICE. Gestapo. Get out of New York Now" and "ICE out of New York City." [123] During the press conference, Noem announced Operation Salvo, which will lead to increased ICE presence in New York City. [124]
That night, there was another large protest, which again assembled in Foley Square. [125] The crowd had at least 500 people, according to police. [125]
About 300 people held a rally outside an ICE office in Buffalo. [126]
On January 8, hundreds of demonstrators marched through uptown Charlotte in a demonstration organized by the Charlotte branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. [28] Dozens protested at the Old Courthouse in Greensboro. [127]
Just hours after the shooting, hundreds gathered in Downtown Columbus, Ohio to protest against ICE terror. Protesters began their march at the Columbus State House and ended it at City hall, where a vigil was held for Renee Good and her family [33]
On January 8, Hundreds rallied at Fountain Square in Cincinnati. The protest was organized by the local Party for Socialism and Liberation chapter. [30]
There was a protest held at the corner of Lakeside and East 9th Street in Cleveland [128]
Around 300 people gathered at Courthouse Square in Dayton, Ohio for a "Dayton to Minneapolis Stop ICE Terror" protest [129]
Around 100 people protested outside of City Hall in Toledo. It was organized by the Toledo chapter of PSL and numerous chants were heard throughout [130]
On January 9, a candlelight vigil for Good was held at Market Square Park in Cleveland, and a small march commenced afterwards [131]
On January 10, around 300 people turned out at the intersection of North Broadway and High street in Columbus, Ohio to protest the shooting [132]
Protests were also held in Akron [133] , Youngstown [132] , and Stow [133]
On January 11, hundreds rallied at Scissortail Park in Oklahoma City for an 'ICE OUT for Good' rally on Sunday. [134]
In the night of January 7, protesters gathered in Pioneer Courthouse Square. A man was arrested during the protests for threatening another person. [135]
On the evening of the 2026 Portland shooting, about 400 people gathered for a candlelight vigil outside Portland City Hall, organized by the Portland chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America. [136] Hundreds also gathered at an ICE building in Portland to protest, [137] [138] [139] which the police moved protesters from before 9 p.m. [139] 60–90 protesters remained around the facility at midnight but roads were clear. [138]
On January 9, Portland police arrested six people, including the Portland Frog, [140] which increases the total number of arrests to 79 people. [14]
On January 8, over 1000 people rallied in front of Philadelphia City Hall. Speakers recounted their own stories of mistreatment at the hands of ICE locally. [46] About 50 people gathered for a vigil for Renee Good outside the municipal building in Upper Darby Township. [141]
On January 8, protesters in Greenville gathered outside the city hall to demand justice for Renee Good. [142]
On January the 8th and 9th, two vigils were held in Sioux Falls. [143] [144] Also on the 9th, an additional vigil was held in Brookings, South Dakota by the South Dakota affiliate of Indivisible, Indivisible 605. On the 11th, a protest attended by several hundred people was held in Sioux Falls by Indivisible 605. [145]
On January 8, demonstrators gathered outside a US Department of Homeland Security building in Pflugerville, near Austin, in a protest organized by the Austin branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. [25]
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Houston's Galleria area in a protest organized by the Houston branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation. The protestors chanted, carried signs, and played drums as they marched down Post Oak Boulevard. Police were on the scene "to ensure public safety," and there were no arrests made. [40]
On January 9, a group of activists in El Paso held a protest and vigil for Renee Good at San Jacinto Plaza. [36]
On January 10 in Salt Lake City, around 1,000 protesters marched around Washington Square Park in an event organized by the Utah Progressive Caucus and grassroots group Salt Lake Indivisible. [51] Protests also took place in Logan, Provo, and St. George. [146]
On January 7, organizers held a rally outside Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in protest. [147]
On January 8, a vigil at Seattle's Waterfront was held. [148] [149]
On January 10, about 560 people attended a peaceful protest in downtown Mount Vernon. [150]
On January 11, about 6,500 people, including Mayor of Seattle Katie Wilson, attended a vigil for Renee Good at Cal Anderson Park. [151] [152]
On January 13, hundreds of middle-school and high-school students in Everett, [153] Spokane, [154] and Clark County [155] participated in walkout protests.
On January 9, hundreds gathered in a protest organized by the Milwaukee branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, with support from the Black Alliance for Peace and the Milwaukee chapter of the No Kings movement. [156] [157] In Madison a vigil was held at the state capitol. [158]
On January 14, Madison high school students walked out of class and marched to the state capitol. [159]
A vigil was held outside the US Embassy in Berlin. [160]
In a January 14 press conference, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized the conduct of ICE, as well as those he said to be "taking the bait" in response, while applauding peaceful protestors. [161]
On January 15, President Trump threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in order to suppress protests in Minnesota, while Minnesota Governor Tim Walz called on President Trump to "stop the campaign of retribution"; Walz also urged protestors to remain peaceful and to not "fan the flames of chaos". [162]
According to journalism watchdog Media Matters, right-wing media figures and outlets including Fox News have variously described the largely peaceful protests as "insurgency", "terroristic extremism", and "guerilla warfare", and blamed local officials for allegedly inciting "civil war". [163] .
On January 16, the US Department of Justice was reported to be investigating Walz and Frey for alleged conspiracy to "impede federal immigration agents," in part for comments they have made regarding the ongoing protests. [164]
To date, the total number of arrests related to ICE protest activity is 79.
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