Minneapolis ICE shooting: Protests expected in NYC Thursday in response to officer's killing of motorist
A protest against ICE, stemming from Wednesday's deadly shooting in Minneapolis , was set to be held Thursday in New York City.
On Wednesday, demonstrators filled Foley Square for what immigration advocates in the city called an emergency rally in response to the incident in Minneapolis. They then marched to the doorstep of 26 Federal Plaza, the Department of Homeland Security headquarters in New York.
Protesters chanted "Renee Nicole Good," the name of the American citizen Minneapolis City Council says was killed by an ICE agent.
"Are we outraged enough? No! We're not. We must be must more outraged than we already are. We haven't begun to scratch the surface of how outraged we must be," said Angelo Pinto of Until Freedom.
Reaction from local leaders also poured in following the deadly shooting, with all eyes on Mayor Zohran Mamdani who campaigned to uphold sanctuary city laws and not cooperate with ICE.
The mayor spoke out about the shooting on Wednesday evening.
"The news coming out of Minneapolis is horrific. This is one part that has been a year full of cruelty, and we know that when ICE agents attack immigrants, they attack every one of us across this country," he said. "This is a city and will always be a city that stands up for immigrants across the five boroughs. I have made it clear to everyone in my city government, and that includes NYPD that we are going to uphold sanctuary city policies. We are going to adhere to them."
House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, for his part, in statement said, "Secretary Kristi Noem is a stone-cold liar and has zero credibility. The masked ICE agent who pulled the trigger should be criminally investigated to the full extent of the law for acting with depraved indifference to human life."
Noem is expected to discuss ongoing ICE operations in New York City on Thursday.
It was only less than two months ago when the mayor met with President Donald Trump in what was a surprisingly cordial Oval Office visit.
The president previously had threatened to arrest the mayor if he interfered with ICE, but in that meeting he said he would work with the mayor on reducing crime.
The president has yet to respond to the mayor.
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