Hundreds gathered in New York City’s Foley Square on Wednesday after a woman was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis.
The mayor of Minneapolis said the ICE agent acted recklessly, but the Department of Homeland Security secretary said he acted in self-defense.
Protesters gather in Foley Square after fatal ICE shooting
Protesters began gathering in Foley Square around 6 p.m. for what was billed as an emergency rally in response to the Minneapolis shooting. It was organized by the New York Immigration Coalition.
One organizer said, in part, what happened in Minneapolis “marks a violent escalation in ICE’s tactics and the state’s repression of politician dissidents.”…