JAKARTA - Thousands of protesters flooded streets across America over the weekend, demanding accountability after Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026.

The 37-year-old mother of three was shot three times through her windshield while acting as a legal observer monitoring ICE operations. Federal officials claimed Good tried to run over the agent, but video analysis by multiple news outlets showed her vehicle turning away from Ross before he fired.

Organizers said the weekend included more than 1,000 actions nationwide, and reporters documented large rallies in many cities. In Minneapolis media estimates ranged from several thousand to tens of thousands on Saturday, January 10, as crowds moved from Powderhorn Park toward the shooting site.

Large crowds also filled streets in New York, Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Portland, Atlanta and dozens of smaller cities. At least 30 people were arrested in Minneapolis after property damage at hotels where ICE agents were staying.

Vice President JD Vance publicly defended the ICE agent who shot and killed Good, saying people should thank the officer and repeating the claim that Good struck the agent with her car. 

At the Minneapolis vigil for Good, Mayor Jacob Frey made his feelings very clear and sent a strong-worded warning. He told ICE agents to “get the fuck out” of Minneapolis and rejected the federal self-defense narrative and saying it was false and misleading.

Minnesota's Southeast Asian communities face mounting anxiety as the federal operation intensifies. At least 15 Hmong Minnesotans have been detained by ICE since June 2025 over decades-old criminal convictions. Hundreds of Southeast Asian refugees were deported in 2025, many to countries they barely remember after fleeing war as children.

"To the Hmong community, this is a betrayal," said Darling Yaj of the Hmong 18 Council. Many refugees fought alongside American soldiers during the Vietnam War era. Research shows Southeast Asian refugees are three to four times more likely than other immigrant groups to face deportation for old convictions.

Minnesota Eight (MN8), a St. Paul organization supporting Southeast Asian deportees, has trained community members as constitutional observers to document ICE encounters. The group's caseload grew 600 percent since January 2025 as federal enforcement escalated.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced hundreds more agents would deploy to Minneapolis despite local officials demanding ICE leave the city.