Minneapolis — Protests against immigration enforcement are scheduled to take place in cities and towns across the country on Saturday after a federal officer… A woman was shot dead In Minneapolis and elsewhere Shooting and wounding two people (in Portland, Oregon).
The demonstrations come as the US Department of Homeland Security moves forward with what it calls the Twin Cities The largest immigration enforcement operation ever. President Donald Trump’s administration said the two shootings were self-defense against drivers who “weaponized” their cars to attack officers.
Indivisible, a social movement organization formed to resist the Trump administration, said hundreds of protests are scheduled in Texas, Kansas, New Mexico, Ohio, Florida and other states. Many of them have been called “ICE Out for Good,” using the abbreviation for Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency. Indivisible and its local classes Organized protests In all 50 states last year.
In Minneapolis, a coalition of immigrant rights groups called for a demonstration in Powderhorn Park, a large green space about half a mile from the scene. 37-year-old Rene Goode He was shot in a residential neighborhood on Wednesday. They said the rally and march would celebrate Good life And the call to “put an end to the deadly terrorism on our streets.”
The protests that have taken place in the neighborhood so far have been peaceful, in contrast to the violence that struck Minneapolis in the United States The aftermath of the killing of George Floyd In 2020. Near the airport, some confrontations broke out Thursday and Friday between small groups of protesters and agents guarding the federal building being used as a base for the Twin Cities crackdown.
The Trump administration has sent thousands of federal officers to Minnesota as part of a sweeping new crackdown linked in part to… Allegations of fraud involving Somali residents. More than 2,000 officers participated.
Some officers moved in after that sudden withdrawal from louisiana, Where they were a part of Another process Which began last month and was expected to continue until February.