Domestic Protesters gathered in cities across the country including Albuquerque, Atlanta, Austin, Birmingham, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, Cincinnati, Colorado Springs, Columbia, S.C. Columbus, Ohio, Detroit, Duluth, El Paso, Eugene, Grand Rapids, Hattiesburg, Houston, Kansas City, Miami, New York City, Oakland, Omaha, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Portland, Oregon, Richmond, Salt Lake City, San Antonio, San Diego, San Francisco, Tallahassee, Washington, D.C., and Worcester.
Alabama On January 8 in
Birmingham, a vigil for Good was held in Five Points South, with attendees chanting anti-Trump and anti-ICE slogans.
Alaska On January 30, a group of students staged a walkout in
Anchorage to protest the killings of Good and Pretti.
Arizona On January 7 in
Phoenix, activists held a vigil outside an
ICE office and demanded justice after the killing of Good. On January 8, a vigil was held outside an ICE office to honor Good in Phoenix. In
Tucson, protesters rallied following the shooting.
California January 7 At night, dozens of protesters reportedly gathered at
Olvera Street in
Los Angeles. In
San Diego, protesters marched from
Little Italy through downtown to the
San Diego County Administration Center. 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. He said 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. 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.
January 8 In
downtown Los Angeles and
downtown San Francisco, protesters gathered outside of federal buildings in both cities. 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 Supervisors were scheduled to attend. Another protest occurred in the evening. 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. 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 protesters with batons, but no arrests or incidents of violence were reported.
January 9–10 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. 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. 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. speaking at the Renée Good Protest in
Bakersfield, California, January 10, 2026 On January 10 in San Diego County, hundreds protested in
Chula Vista,
El Cajon,
Encinitas, and
Mira Mesa. In the
San Francisco Bay Area, thousands of people gathered 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. Thousands rallied in downtown Los Angeles. Organizers cited the killings of Renée Good and Keith Porter, while signs read "
Hands Off Venezuela." About 50 people gathered for a candlelight vigil honoring Renée Good in the city of
Fontana in
San Bernardino County.
January 11–17 On January 17,
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.
Colorado Protests took place in Good's home state of Colorado in the days after the killing, including in
Aurora,
Boulder,
Centennial,
Colorado Springs, and
Denver.
Connecticut 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. Other protests occurred in
New London.
District of Columbia On January 10, hundreds of protesters gathered at
Lafayette Square, then marched around the
White House towards the former
Black Lives Matter Plaza. On January 11, demonstrators met at the
George Gordon Meade Memorial on Constitution Avenue and after organizers gave speeches, the protesters marched to ICE headquarters
Delaware Governor
Matt Meyer and State Representative
Mara Gorman joined hundreds for a Sunday march on Main Street in
Newark.
Florida On January 9, several organizations organized a protest and vigil in Tallahassee.
Hawaii On January 10, a crowd of over 300 protesters gathered in
Hilo, Hawaii. On February 2, a vigil was organized in Hilo.
Illinois On January 7, a protest was held in
Little Village, Chicago. From January 10 to 11, over 20 protests were held throughout Illinois, 5 of them in
Chicago.
Indiana 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.
Iowa On January 11, hundreds of protesters gathered at the
Pentacrest in
Iowa City and marched to the
Ped Mall to honor the life of Renee Good. Hundreds also gathered at Evelyn K. Davis Park in
Des Moines and
Bandshell Park in
Ames.
Louisiana On January 21 in New Orleans, Benjamin Franklin Highschool, NOCCA Arts Conservatory and New Harmony High School staged a walkout in response to the killing of Renee Good
Maryland On January 10, more than 100 protesters gathered in the rain along
Rockville Pike in
Montgomery County, Maryland. The protest was organized by the
Third Act Movement with members of the Indivisible Movement later joining the protest.
Massachusetts 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.
Michigan On January 13, 2026, Detroit Will Breathe held a protest in honor of Renée Good in which protesters 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. Around 100 people held a vigil in
Brighton, Michigan to honor Good. Approximately 75 people gathered for a vigil in
Paw Paw and roughly 150 people gathered to protest Good's death in
Grand Rapids. A protest occurred in
Lansing on January 9 where members of the crowd expressed skepticism about the motivations leading to the shooting of Good.
Minnesota On the day of Good's death, hundreds of protesters gathered at the location of the shooting. Later in the day, the crowd had grown to thousands. 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 were also fired at the group. On the same day, protesters barricaded the location of the shooting to create a vigil. City workers removed the barricades shortly after, but preserved the memorial that had been established. On January 9, Minneapolis and
Fridley schools were temporarily closed after reports of ICE agents tackling people at Roosevelt High School a day before. 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. On January 10, protests continued with thousands assembling at
Powderhorn Park. In the evening,
Reuters and
MS NOW estimated that number as "tens of thousands". On January 23, more than 700 small businesses and several cultural institutions closed as part of an economic protest and
general strike. Organizers estimated that 50,000 attended the associated protests in subzero temperature. In the morning of the same day, hundreds of clergy members protested at
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport calling for an end to the
ICE surge. Around 100 clergy members were arrested during the protests. On January 24, in the aftermath of the
killing of Alex Pretti, hundreds gathered at Whittier Park to protest. A vigil was held at Whittier Park and the intersection of 27th and Nicollet Avenue. On January 25, about 1,000 people gathered in about weather in
Government Plaza outside the
Hennepin County Government Center in downtown Minneapolis for a rally, protesting ICE and CBP and calling for justice after the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. Passing cars honked in support of the protesters. After the rally, the crowd marched down 3rd Ave. and Washington Ave., chanting phrases such as "no more Minnesota nice, Minneapolis will strike", "shut it down, shut it down, shut it down", and "strike, strike, strike, strike". Following the distribution of an anonymous flier online that evening, demonstrators gathered outside a Home2 Suites hotel on University Ave SE that ICE agents were allegedly staying at. Demonstrators created noise and vandalized the exterior of the building. According to local police, federal agents arrived without notifying them as they were attempting to issue dispersal orders and deployed tear gas. On January 30, there is a planned strike, attempting to replicate and expand on the previous January 26 strike. The strike organizers are calling for a total economic blackout, including schooling, work, and shopping. Though schooling in particular is being focused on, with campus protests being a focal point in the movement. Also on January 30,
A Concert of Solidarity and Resistance was held at the
First Avenue club in Minneapolis in support of the families of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, with
Bruce Springsteen performing his song "
Streets of Minneapolis".
Tom Morello, a musician and activist hosting the event, afterwards joined the march at Hennepin County Government Center with the thousands of people attending. On January 31, a coalition including the
50501 movement and the
Women's March organized over 300 "ICE Out of Everywhere" protests as a follow-up action to the January 30 "National Shutdown". CNN described "massive crowds of protestors ... marching across the nation" and organizers claimed that around 50,000 people joined the demonstration in Minneapolis.
Cities Church On January 18, protesters disrupted worship at
Cities Church in St. Paul to protest against pastor David Easterwood, who activists alleged was the acting field director for ICE in Minnesota. That afternoon, Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights
Harmeet Dhillon posted on X that the
Department of Justice (DoJ) was "investigating the potential violations of the federal
FACE Act" by people "interfering with Christian worshippers". Three present at the protest were arrested on January 22, including former president of the Minneapolis NAACP chapter
Nekima Levy Armstrong. The three were released the next day following court orders.
Federal magistrate judge Douglas Micko denied the Justice Department's application to bring charges against journalist
Don Lemon, who had been reporting on the protest, and denied an application for FACE Act charges against Nekima Armstrong and one of the others arrested. On January 20, Judge Micko found probable cause in three out of eight arrest warrants presented to him by the DoJ. According to
CBS, "When [Micko] declined to sign the other five, Minnesota's US Attorney Daniel Rosen personally called the court and demanded that his decision be reviewed by a district court judge." The matter was assigned to Chief Judge for the US District Court for the District of Minnesota
Patrick Schiltz, who said he would review the decision by the 27th. The DoJ claimed that a national security emergency required immediate signing of the warrants, but on January 23 a three-judge panel of the
United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit declined to order the District Court to sign the warrants. On January 30, Attorney General
Pam Bondi said that Lemon, another journalist, and two others had been arrested by federal agents at her direction for their roles in the protest; per the
Associated Press, "The four were charged with conspiracy and interfering with the First Amendment rights of worshippers".
Mississippi On January 8, the
Hattiesburg branch of the Party for Socialism and Liberation organized a protest attended by several people in the afternoon.
Montana On January 25 and 26, hundreds protested the killing of Alex Pretti outside the Gallatin County Protest in
Bozeman. More than 1000 people marched across the Beartracks Bridge in
Missoula. On January 28, over 150 protested the killing of Alex Pretti outside the Federal Courthouse in
Helena. On January 29, the Alliance for Immigrant Rights held a protest in honor of Alex Pretti outside the
Yellowstone County Courthouse in
Billings. Over 100 demontstrators demanded that the Billings Police Department stop collaborating with ICE.
Nebraska On January 10, demonstrators protested near the
University of Nebraska campus in
Omaha.
New Mexico 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.
Ohio 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 Renée Good and her family. Around 300 people gathered at Courthouse Square in
Dayton, Ohio for a "Dayton to Minneapolis Stop ICE Terror" protest. 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.
January 9–10 On January 9, a candlelight vigil for Good was held at Market Square Park in
Cleveland, and a small march commenced afterwards. On January 10, around 300 people turned out at the intersection of North Broadway and High street in
Columbus to protest the shooting. Protests were also held in
Akron,
Youngstown,
Oregon On the night of January 7, protesters gathered in
Pioneer Courthouse Square. A man was arrested during the protests for threatening another person. 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. Hundreds also gathered at an ICE building in Portland to protest, which the police moved protesters from before 9 p.m. which increases the total number of arrests to 79 people.
Pennsylvania 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. On January 11, hundreds of people attended a protest in Pittsburgh.
South Carolina On January 8, protesters in
Greenville gathered outside the city hall to demand justice for Renée Good.
South Dakota On January 8 and 9, two vigils were held in
Sioux Falls. 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.
Texas protest at
Elkins High School,
Missouri City. 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.
Utah 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.
Washington On January 7, organizers held a rally outside
Henry M. Jackson Federal Building in protest. On January 8, a vigil at
Seattle's Waterfront was held. On January 10, about 560 people attended a peaceful protest in downtown
Mount Vernon. On January 11, about 6,500 people, including Mayor of Seattle
Katie Wilson, attended a vigil for Renée Good at
Cal Anderson Park. On January 13, hundreds of middle-school and high-school students in
Everett,
Spokane, and
Clark County participated in
walkout protests.
Wisconsin 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. In
Madison a vigil was held at the state capitol. On January 14, high school students in
Madison left class and marched to the state capitol.
Nurse Union Vigils National Nurses United planned a week of actions across multiple states, including candlelight vigils. Vigils were held in
Augusta, Georgia,
Aurora, Colorado,
Austin,
Atlanta,
Chicago,
Chico,
Cincinnati,
Corpus Christi,
Des Moines,
Durham,
El Paso,
Eureka,
Henderson, Nevada,
Kansas City,
Lansing,
Las Vegas,
Minneapolis,
Modesto,
Roseville, New York City,
Philadelphia,
Sacramento,
San Diego,
San Luis Obispo,
San Francisco, and
Wichita.
International A vigil was held outside the
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