Minneapolis on edge after woman is fatally shot during immigration enforcement operation, schools shut and protests erupt; Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said agents are not going anywhere
People demonstrate against Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers during a vigil for a woman who was shot and killed by an ICE officer earlier in the day in Minneapolis on January 7. Pics/AFP
Minneapolis was on edge Thursday following the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer taking part in the Trump administration's latest immigration crackdown, with the governor calling for people to remain calm and schools cancelling classes and activities as a safety precaution.
State and local officials demanded ICE leave the state after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Macklin Good was shot in the head. But Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said agents are not going anywhere. The Department of Homeland Security has deployed more than 2000 officers to the area in what it says is its largest immigration enforcement operation ever. Noem said more than 1500 people have been arrested.
Macklin Good's killing on Wednesday morning in a residential neighbourhood south of downtown was recorded on video by witnesses, and by the evening, hundreds of people came out for a vigil to mourn her and urge the public to resist immigration enforcement. Some then chanted as they marched through the city, but there was no violence.
“I would love for ICE to leave our city and for more community members to come to see it happens,” said Sander Kolodziej, a painter who came to the vigil to support the community.
The videos of the shooting show an officer approaching an SUV stopped across the middle of the road, demanding the driver open the door and grab the handle. The Honda Pilot begins to pull forward, and a different ICE officer standing in front of it pulls his weapon and immediately fires at least two shots at close range, jumping back as the vehicle moves toward him.
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No. of officers deployed by Department of Homeland
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