Riot fears loom as cities across the US brace for protests over Minneapolis ICE shooting

Authorities in cities across the US are bracing for protests against immigration enforcement following two separate shootings by federal officers — one fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis and another that left two people wounded in Portland, Oregon.

The demonstrations arrive as the U.S. Department of Homeland Security continues what it describes as its largest-ever immigration enforcement operation in the Twin Cities.

President Donald Trump’s administration has maintained that both shootings were justified acts of self-defense against drivers who “weaponized” their vehicles to assault officers…

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