Students protest against ICE outside Minnesota State Capitol

Students rallied at the Minnesota State Capitol to protest the federal ICE presence and denounce the killing of 37‑year‑old Renee Good by an ICE agent, as national tensions flare over immigration enforcement and President Trump threatens to cut funding to sanctuary states.

Leah Millis, Andrea Rodriguez/Reuters

15 January 2026 at 03:47:22

FILE PHOTO: Students take part in a protest against federal immigration action in front of the Minnesota State Capitol building in St. Paul, Minnesota, U.S., January 14, 2026.

Leah Millis/Reuters

Students in Minneapolis staged a protest outside Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday (January 14) to denounce Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence in the state and the killing of 37-year-old Renee Good last week.

U.S. President Donald Trump said also on Wednesday he would cut off federal funding next month for any state that includes sanctuary cities, expanding his attacks on mostly Democratic-run cities following days of chaotic clashes on the streets of Minneapolis.

Trump's declaration came amid escalating tensions in Minneapolis, a week after a U.S. immigration officer fatally shot Good, a U.S. citizen, in her car.

Trump and other administration officials have defended the Good shooting as self-defense and said she was trying to run the officer over with her car, despite video showing she was turning her wheels away from him as she drove forward. Mayor Jacob Frey and other Minnesota Democrats have rejected the government's account as false.

Minnesota authorities have opened a criminal investigation into whether the agent who killed Good broke state law after they said the federal government withdrew from a joint investigation. At least six federal prosecutors resigned over a request from Justice Department leaders to investigate Good's widow, Reuters has reported, deepening scrutiny of the way the department is conducting the investigation.

-Leah Millis, Andrea Rodriguez/Reuters

Students in Minneapolis protested outside the Minnesota State Capitol on Wednesday, January 14, condemning the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in the state and the recent killing of 37‑year‑old Renee Good by a federal agent. U.S. President Donald Trump also announced plans to cut federal funding next month to any state that includes sanctuary cities, expanding his criticism of Democratic‑led cities amid ongoing tensions following chaotic clashes in Minneapolis. Good’s death has deepened the dispute between federal officials — who defend the shooting as self‑defense — and local leaders who reject that account, and Minnesota authorities have launched a criminal probe after the federal government withdrew from a joint investigation.