Protests against President Donald Trump and his waves of immigration enforcement actions in cities across the United States are underway on Saturday after a woman was killed and two people were injured in separate shootings by immigration officers this week.
The shootings in Minneapolis and Portland have sparked debate across the nation. White House officials defended the agents’ actions, saying officers used their firearms in self-defense; prominent Democratic leaders have blasted the administration for its militarized deployment of immigration authorities and said they will move to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem over the shooting of Renee Nicole Good.
Protests in the days since Good was killed have remained largely peaceful, despite incidents of property damage that led to arrests Friday night, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said. In Washington, D.C., on Saturday afternoon, protests gathered with chants of “ICE must go now, Trump must go now” outside the White House.
Over 1,000 protests are planned for Saturday and Sunday in cities and towns across the country in response to Trump’s polarizing domestic agenda. Cities including Greenville, South Carolina; Tulsa, Oklahoma; Boca Raton, Florida; and many others are expecting to see large turnouts.
