MINNEAPOLIS — Trump immigration protests surged in cities nationwide Tuesday as marchers condemned stepped-up federal raids and the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good during a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation, Jan. 20, 2026.
Footage reviewed and time-stamped by ABC News in a minute-by-minute timeline shows an ICE agent firing into Good’s vehicle within seconds as it moved forward, a sequence that has fueled competing accounts about whether the agent acted in self-defense. Federal officials have said Good used her SUV as a weapon, while family members and witnesses dispute that characterization and have demanded the release of all video evidence and radio traffic tied to the incident.
Trump immigration protests widen after DOJ decision
Anger intensified this week after Al Jazeera reported the Justice Department would not investigate the ICE agent’s actions, a decision that organizers said would only expand the Trump immigration protests. In several cities, rallies that began as vigils turned into marches calling for an independent review, discipline for officers involved and limits on aggressive enforcement tactics in residential neighborhoods.
The protests are also colliding with electoral politics. Reuters described the crackdown as a “double-edged” issue for both parties heading toward the 2026 midterms, with Republicans defending tougher enforcement and Democrats debating whether to push reforms or embrace calls to abolish ICE. Organizers say Trump immigration protests are drawing new participants who see the Good shooting as a warning that expanded raids can spill into deadly force.
In Minnesota, labor and faith leaders have moved beyond street demonstrations, urging an “economic blackout” later this week to pressure officials and employers to speak out. The Guardian reported organizers are calling for residents to stay home from work, school and shopping as they demand accountability in Good’s case and a rollback of mass enforcement operations.
A familiar arc for Trump immigration protests
Supporters say the current Trump immigration protests fit a pattern that has repeated since Trump’s first term: mass demonstrations after abrupt policy shifts and high-profile enforcement actions. Large crowds filled airports during the 2017 travel ban, as The Guardian documented in an early nationwide snapshot. In 2018, demonstrators rallied against family separations at the border, according to a Reuters report on the “Families Belong Together” marches. And in 2019, protesters mobilized ahead of threatened raids, as ABC News reported during an earlier round of ICE-related demonstrations.
For Good’s family, the focus remains personal as well as political. In a statement and reporting on her life, MPR News described her as a mother and neighbor whose death has become a rallying point far beyond Minnesota. Organizers say Trump immigration protests will continue through the week, with additional marches planned outside federal buildings and calls for federal lawmakers to curb ICE’s use-of-force authority during civil enforcement operations.
