New demonstrations were planned across the United States this weekend in the wake of the shooting death of a woman by an immigration officer in Minneapolis, as local officials criticized federal agencies for excluding them from the investigation.
Protest organizers said they expected to hold more than a thousand demonstrations over the weekend following the killing of motorist Renee Good, 37, by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on Wednesday.
Authorities in the Midwestern state of Minnesota said their law enforcement agencies have been excluded from the investigation into the shooting.
A local prosecutor said Friday that federal investigators had taken Good's car and bullet casings from the scene.
The Trump administration has tried to portray Good as a “domestic terrorist,” insisting that the officer who shot her dead was acting in self-defense.
Cellphone footage apparently taken by the officer who fired the fatal shots shows him interacting with Good as he approaches and surrounds her car, and she says, “I'm not mad at you.”
After passing the car, another officer can be heard ordering Good to exit the vehicle before she attempts to drive away and gunshots are heard.
The officer filming the video can be heard saying “damn bitch” at the end of the clip.
The White House insisted that the video gave weight to the officer's claim of self-defense, although the clip does not show the moment the car drove away or when he opened fire.
“This is not the time to break the rules. This is the time to follow the law. […] “The fact that Pam Bondi's Justice Department and this presidential administration have already reached a conclusion about those facts is deeply troubling,” Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, a Democrat, said at a briefing on Friday.
“We know they've already determined much of the investigation,” he said, adding that the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, within its public safety department, has consistently conducted these types of investigations.
“Why not include them in the process?” Frey said.
On Thursday, US Vice President JD Vance said the ICE officer, named in US media as Jonathan Ross, had “absolute immunity”, a claim disputed by local prosecutors.
Court documents seen by AFP show that in June 2025, Ross was dragged 91 meters (100 yards) along a road by a car driven by a man who was the target of immigration enforcement activities.
“When the FBI, when the federal agencies, say they will not share evidence with local authorities, the public cannot trust that it will be a true and transparent investigation,” said local Patrick O'Shaughnessy, 43.
