Tampa protesters call for ICE to leave communities after deadly shooting in Minneapolis

The Brief

  • Dozens gathered in Tampa on Thursdays to protest ICE, standing in solidarity with demonstrators in Minnesota.
  • Renee Good, a 37-year-old mother, was shot and killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday.
  • The group of protesters demanded an immediate end to the 287(g) program, a federal immigration initiative that allows law enforcement to partner directly with ICE.

TAMPA, Fla. A day after a woman was killed by an ICE agent in Minnesota, a large demonstration took place Thursday night outside Tampa City Hall.

The backstory:

The protest followed the death of 37-year-old Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an ICE officer in Minneapolis. It also came on the same day as a separate incident in Portland, Oregon, where two people were hospitalized after a shooting involving federal immigration officers.

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