Tensions Remain High in Minnesota Amid ICE Protests After Shooting
What to Know
- Protests erupted outside the University of Minnesota campus where immigration agents were staying, with graffiti and vandalism reported.
- Several leaders in Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office resigned in protest of federal directives following Renee Good’s death.
- The federal government has deployed the largest DHS enforcement operation in Minnesota’s history, escalating tensions with local communities.
MINNEAPOLIS -- A week after Minneapolis resident Renee Good was shot and killed by ICE agent Jonathan Ross, activists and law enforcement remain on high alert.
On Tuesday night, a crowd of roughly 1,000 demonstrators protested outside the Graduate hotel on the University of Minnesota campus where immigration enforcement agents were believed to be staying. While there didn’t appear to be arrests, graffiti was sprayed on the hotel’s entrance and at least one broken window was reported.
Several leaders in Minnesota’s U.S. Attorney’s Office resigned Tuesday in protest of directives from the federal government in the wake of Good’s death, according to sources familiar with the decision.
Minnesota streets have been flooded with officers from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security ( DHS) and its Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Customs and Border Protection arms in recent days, and confrontations with protesters have escalated.
Minnesota is expecting the arrival of hundreds more federal officers in the state. The surge over the last few weeks in immigration enforcement has already been framed as the largest DHS has ever conducted.
Here’s what else you need to know:
We’re following reports of individual incidents, as well as providing broader context and stories about the enforcement effort. Email tips to [email protected].
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