US braces for countrywide demonstrations over ICE shooting in Minneapolis

More than 1,000 demonstrations against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown are planned across the United States of America this weekend as outrage spreads over the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an ICE agent on 7 January 2026, reports CNN. Department of Homeland Security Service released new video of the incident, claiming without evidence the victim Renee Good was "stalking and impeding a law enforcement operation."  A huge crowd gathered at a city park for a rally and then marched through a Minneapolis neighborhood this afternoon. Elsewhere, a smaller group clashed with law enforcement outside a federal building where protesters have been facing off with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents daily.

The US Justice Department has blocked state investigators from participating in a probe into the shooting - a highly unusual move - amid mutual distrust between federal and state officials.

The street was also the site of clashes between protesters and police in June last year, when crowds gathered to rally against immigration raids and President Donald Trump's deployment of the National Guard.

Police have blocked off the nearby intersection with squad cars and officers and much of the crowd has dispersed, video reviewed by CNN shows. But a small group of demonstrators appeared unyielding as police tried to usher them away from the buildings. One person was detained for battery on a police officer after initially fleeing the scene and later returning to the area, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said on social media. A group of anti-ICE protesters were seen marching and chanting in downtown Austin, Texas, outside a federal building on Saturday. Several armed law enforcement officials wore helmets and masks and stood outside while holding batons, according to CNN.