Thousands once again protest ICE in Minneapolis and across the U.S. : The Picture Show


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For the second week in a row, thousands of people in downtown Minneapolis marched to protest the presence of immigration enforcement agents in their city. Demonstrations were also organized in other U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, Boston, New York, and Portland, Maine.

These protests came after the Department of Justice announced a civil rights probe into the shooting death of Minneapolis resident and ICU nurse Alex Pretti but not of Renee Macklin Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who was shot and killed by an ICE agent on January 7.

Thousands marched through downtown Minneapolis on Friday for a second consecutive week, calling for an end to Operation Metro Surge.

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People hold a giant canvas depicting the opening words "We the People" from the U.S. constitution on Friday in Minneapolis.

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A demonstrator holds a sign that reads "Land Back, ICE Out!" during a protest in downtown Minneapolis on Friday calling for an end to Operation Metro Surge.

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People partake in a "National Shutdown" protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Boston, Mass. on Friday.

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Hundreds of people, including students, attend a rally in lower Manhattan as part of a 'National Shutdown" event against ICE on Friday in New York City.

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Delilah Guzman Alvarenga, 8, waves a flag during a protest on Friday, in Los Angeles.

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People partake in a "National Shutdown" protest against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Los Angeles on January 30, 2026. Donald Trump's border chief said January 29, 2026 that some federal agents could be withdrawn from Minneapolis, the northern US city that has become the flashpoint for the president's immigration crackdown. The Trump administration, facing a public backlash over the shooting deaths of two Americans by federal agents in Minneapolis, also eased immigration operations in the northeastern state of Maine. (Photo by  / AFP via Getty Images)

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Thousands marched through downtown Minneapolis on Friday for a second consecutive week, calling for an end to Operation Metro Surge, which has led to a significant increase in the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minnesota.

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People protest against ICE in Portland, Maine on Friday.

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]People look on from a skyway as demonstrators march during a "Nationwide Shutdown" demonstration against ICE enforcement on Friday in Minneapolis. Protests continue calling for an end to immigration raids in the Twin Cities which have already resulted in the deaths of Alex Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse at a VA medical center who died January 24, after being shot multiple times during a brief altercation with border patrol agents, and Renee Good a 37-year-old mother of three children who was killed by ICE agents on January 7th.

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People look on from a skyway as demonstrators march during a "Nationwide Shutdown" demonstration against ICE enforcement on Friday in Minneapolis.

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A lone person holding a U.S. flag walks through downtown Minneapolis on Friday.

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