Demonstrators filled the streets of the nation’s capital for a second consecutive night this week, protesting the fatal shooting of a woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis and demanding an end to federal immigration enforcement in Washington, D.C.
Protesters marched from the 14th Street and U Street corridor on Thursday to the White House, chanting and calling for accountability in the death of Renee Good, who they described as a victim of excessive force by ICE. Activists also urged city leaders to stop cooperating with federal immigration officers.
As demonstrations continued, several members of the Washington, D.C., Council renewed calls for Mayor Muriel Bowser and the Metropolitan Police Department to cut ties with ICE, arguing that current policies have undermined transparency and public trust…