Chanting “We want ICE off our streets,” hundreds of protesters took to the streets in Washington, D.C., on Thursday night, expressing grief and anger after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent shot and killed a Minneapolis woman.
The demonstration briefly shut down 14th and U streets in Northwest D.C. Protesters then walked just over a mile to the White House. After about 15 minutes of chants near the north lawn of the White House, the crowd dispersed.
The killing of 37-year-old Renee Good on Wednesday set off protests in Minneapolis and, more than 1,000 miles away, spurred people to demonstrate outside the ICE headquarters in D.C. that night.
A larger demonstration cropped up on Thursday. Protesters held signs reading, “Justice for Renee Good,” “Jail killer ICE agents” and “ICE out of D.C.”
Trump administration officials accused Good of trying to run over the ICE agent. Videos show Good driving with officers near her SUV but contradict President Donald Trump’s claim that Good “viciously ran over” the officer. The FBI is investigating the deadly clash.
“She should be with us,” one protester said. “But instead, she was gunned down in cold blood.”
Rhea Biswas, who’s with the Party of Socialism and Liberation, which helped organize the protest, called for the arrest of the ICE agent, who was identified as Jonathan Ross.
“We’re seeing Democratic governors and politicians like Tim Walz and Jacob Frey call for an end to ICE in their cities. That’s not enough, right? He killed her. It was cold-blooded murder. He needs to be in prison tomorrow,” Biswas said.
Protests erupted across the nation after the Minneapolis shooting and news that a Border Patrol agent shot two people in Portland, Oregon, on Thursday.
More rallies are expected in D.C. over the weekend.
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