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Nearly 1,000 protests across the country formed on Saturday following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis and the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon, by federal officers enforcing a Trump administration immigration crackdown.Protests, vigils and other “ICE Out For Good” events have taken place the past few days. Some protesters were criticizing members of the Trump administration, like U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller.Video above: Candlelight vigil held to honor Renee GoodIn Savannah, Georgia, Kendra Clark said the protest is less about political parties and more about understanding each other.”When you start talking to people, what you realize is we all want the same things. And so that’s what we’re here to do today, is to bring people together and show that we’re all working together,” Clark said.Nearly 100 people joined the protest in Savannah Saturday.”Well, silence is complicity. And if I stay silent and sit still at home, then I’m asking for whatever’s going to happen,” protester Margie Standard said. “And with the way things are going, things aren’t happening very good.”Two were arrested in Savannah during the two-hour protest.Some people in Frankfurt, Kentucky, turned a different page for their protest. Nearly 160 protesters held a silent gathering to get their message across. Organizer Tona Barkley said the gathering was meant to give people a place to process and to show solidarity.“This, I think, is kind of a turning point and it’s very, very important for us to get out and to give people in our community a place in a way to express their grief and their outrage,” Barkley said.For some in attendance, the protest was also about what comes next for younger generations. Susan Goddard said her grandson has already noticed the impact in his classroom.“I asked him, when all that went down, you know, are there people at your school that not showing up? And he said, yes. And he doesn’t understand and it’s upsetting. He wanted to know why,” Goddard said.Things were a bit more rowdy in Florida as a 65-year-old Boca Raton man is facing two battery charges after an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs protest became heated at an intersection west of Boca Raton on Saturday morning.Video below: Protesters physically confronted in FloridaThomas Landry was arrested Saturday morning, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera said.Louis Garcia, of Boynton Beach, who was wearing a “Firefighters for Biden/Harris” shirt, said there were about 200 protesters at the intersection, but he chose to go to another corner where there weren’t other people.”I had my back turned facing the eastbound traffic,” said Garcia, noting he was with two female protesters. “I was holding a large American flag and an impeach Trump sign.”All of a sudden, I heard a scream. He knocked the impeach Trump sign, knocked down a young woman.”This guy was coming up behind me, very cowardly. Punched me in the chest with closed fist. I was startled and told to back up. He kept moving forward. Went to swing at head and knocked off my helmet,” Garcia said.PBSO, which was nearby, was contacted and Landry was arrested on suspicion of battery of Garcia and a woman.Garcia said he didn’t sustain any injuries.Video below: Boston protesters rally for second day as new details surface in deadly Minnesota ICE shootingTwo rallies were held in Boston Saturday.Demonstrators demanded that Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and other lawmakers sever all ties between state and local law enforcement and ICE, end the alleged immigration-to-incarceration pipeline, and help families impacted by ICE detentions.”An attack on a community member is an attack on all of us,” An Immigrant Justice Network statement read. “We keep each other safe — and we will continue to show up together until ICE is out of our communities.”The group said they were there to mourn those killed by immigration enforcement and to demand an end to ICE operations and local collaboration across the state.Boston police did not report any arrests at either protest.Things turned violent in Minnesota Friday night.A protest outside a Minneapolis hotel that attracted about 1,000 people turned violent as demonstrators threw ice, snow and rocks at officers, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Saturday. One officer suffered minor injuries after being struck with a piece of ice, O’Hara said. Twenty-nine people were cited and released, he said.Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey stressed that while most protests have been peaceful, those who cause damage to property or put others in danger will be arrested. He faulted “agitators that are trying to rile up large crowds.””This is what Donald Trump wants,” Frey said of the president who has demanded massive immigration enforcement efforts in several U.S. cities. “He wants us to take the bait.”Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz echoed the call for peace.”Trump sent thousands of armed federal officers into our state, and it took just one day for them to kill someone,” Walz posted on social media. “Now he wants nothing more than to see chaos distract from that horrific action. Don’t give him what he wants.”
Nearly 1,000 protests across the country formed on Saturday following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis and the shooting of two people in Portland, Oregon, by federal officers enforcing a Trump administration immigration crackdown.
Protests, vigils and other “ICE Out For Good” events have taken place the past few days.
Some protesters were criticizing members of the Trump administration, like U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem and Homeland Security Advisor Stephen Miller.
Video above: Candlelight vigil held to honor Renee Good
In Savannah, Georgia, Kendra Clark said the protest is less about political parties and more about understanding each other.
“When you start talking to people, what you realize is we all want the same things. And so that’s what we’re here to do today, is to bring people together and show that we’re all working together,” Clark said.
Nearly 100 people joined the protest in Savannah Saturday.
“Well, silence is complicity. And if I stay silent and sit still at home, then I’m asking for whatever’s going to happen,” protester Margie Standard said. “And with the way things are going, things aren’t happening very good.”
Two were arrested in Savannah during the two-hour protest.
Some people in Frankfurt, Kentucky, turned a different page for their protest. Nearly 160 protesters held a silent gathering to get their message across.
Organizer Tona Barkley said the gathering was meant to give people a place to process and to show solidarity.
“This, I think, is kind of a turning point and it’s very, very important for us to get out and to give people in our community a place in a way to express their grief and their outrage,” Barkley said.
For some in attendance, the protest was also about what comes next for younger generations. Susan Goddard said her grandson has already noticed the impact in his classroom.
“I asked him, when all that went down, you know, are there people at your school that not showing up? And he said, yes. And he doesn’t understand and it’s upsetting. He wanted to know why,” Goddard said.
Things were a bit more rowdy in Florida as a 65-year-old Boca Raton man is facing two battery charges after an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs protest became heated at an intersection west of Boca Raton on Saturday morning.
Video below: Protesters physically confronted in Florida
Thomas Landry was arrested Saturday morning, Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Teri Barbera said.
Louis Garcia, of Boynton Beach, who was wearing a “Firefighters for Biden/Harris” shirt, said there were about 200 protesters at the intersection, but he chose to go to another corner where there weren’t other people.
“I had my back turned facing the eastbound traffic,” said Garcia, noting he was with two female protesters. “I was holding a large American flag and an impeach Trump sign.
“All of a sudden, I heard a scream. He knocked the impeach Trump sign, knocked down a young woman.
“This guy was coming up behind me, very cowardly. Punched me in the chest with closed fist. I was startled and told to back up. He kept moving forward. Went to swing at head and knocked off my helmet,” Garcia said.
PBSO, which was nearby, was contacted and Landry was arrested on suspicion of battery of Garcia and a woman.
Garcia said he didn’t sustain any injuries.
Video below: Boston protesters rally for second day as new details surface in deadly Minnesota ICE shooting
Two rallies were held in Boston Saturday.
Demonstrators demanded that Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey and other lawmakers sever all ties between state and local law enforcement and ICE, end the alleged immigration-to-incarceration pipeline, and help families impacted by ICE detentions.
“An attack on a community member is an attack on all of us,” An Immigrant Justice Network statement read. “We keep each other safe — and we will continue to show up together until ICE is out of our communities.”
The group said they were there to mourn those killed by immigration enforcement and to demand an end to ICE operations and local collaboration across the state.
Boston police did not report any arrests at either protest.
Things turned violent in Minnesota Friday night.
A protest outside a Minneapolis hotel that attracted about 1,000 people turned violent as demonstrators threw ice, snow and rocks at officers, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said Saturday. One officer suffered minor injuries after being struck with a piece of ice, O’Hara said. Twenty-nine people were cited and released, he said.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey stressed that while most protests have been peaceful, those who cause damage to property or put others in danger will be arrested. He faulted “agitators that are trying to rile up large crowds.”
“This is what Donald Trump wants,” Frey said of the president who has demanded massive immigration enforcement efforts in several U.S. cities. “He wants us to take the bait.”
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz echoed the call for peace.
“Trump sent thousands of armed federal officers into our state, and it took just one day for them to kill someone,” Walz posted on social media. “Now he wants nothing more than to see chaos distract from that horrific action. Don’t give him what he wants.”
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