"After the shooting, bystanders gathered and screamed profanities at federal officers, calling them "cowards" and telling them to go home. One officer responded mockingly as he walked away, telling them: "Boo hoo." Agents elsewhere shoved a yelling protester into a car. On Friday, thousands of demonstrators protesting against the crackdown on immigrants crowded the city's streets in sub-zero temperatures, calling for federal law enforcement to leave."
"Good, a 37-year-old US citizen and mother of three, was shot multiple times by ICE agent Jonathan Ross while behind the wheel of her car earlier this month in Minneapolis. Good's death and other immigration officer-involved shootings prompted mass protests against Donald Trump's aggressive deportation efforts. Tracee Mergen, a supervisor in the FBI's Minneapolis field office, attempted a civil rights inquiry into Ross, but has now resigned amid pressure from leadershi"
Governor Tim Walz said he contacted the White House and demanded President Donald Trump pull federal officers out of Minnesota. Bystanders reacted angrily after a shooting, calling officers "cowards" and being mocked by an officer. Agents shoved a protester into a car. Thousands protested in sub-zero temperatures against a federal crackdown on immigrants, with daily gatherings since Jan 7. The protests followed the fatal shooting of 37-year-old US citizen Renee Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross. The shooting and other immigration-related officer-involved shootings prompted mass demonstrations. An FBI supervisor who pursued a civil-rights inquiry into the shooting resigned amid leadership pressure.
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