Nationwide Anti-ICE Protests Follow Twin Cities Shootings
Demonstrations spread nationwide after killings in Minneapolis and a judge ordered release of a detained 5-year-old.
Overview
Organizers said protesters staged hundreds of demonstrations across the United States calling for a national "no work, no school, no shopping" shutdown to oppose Operation Metro Surge.
The mobilization followed public outrage over the killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, the latter fatally shot on Jan. 7, and the detention of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, organizers and court documents said.
President Donald Trump said he instructed Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem not to intervene in protests in Democratic-led cities unless local officials formally request assistance.
More than 1,000 University of California, Los Angeles students staged a walkout, school officials and organizers said, and demonstrations were reported from Los Angeles to New York with dozens of local business closures.
A federal judge ordered the release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father from a Texas detention center, court documents show, and Minnesota, St. Paul and Minneapolis continue their federal lawsuit seeking to halt Operation Metro Surge.
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Operation Metro Surge is a large-scale immigration enforcement operation launched by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in December 2025, deploying thousands of ICE agents to Minnesota, particularly the Twin Cities.
The killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good; Renee Nicole Good was fatally shot by an ICE agent on January 7 during Operation Metro Surge.
Liam Conejo Ramos, a 5-year-old detained with his father in a Texas detention center; a federal judge ordered their release.
A federal judge denied a preliminary injunction sought by Minnesota AG Keith Ellison and mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul, allowing the operation to continue amid ongoing legal challenges.
Public outrage over the Twin Cities shootings, the detention of Liam Conejo Ramos, and opposition to Operation Metro Surge, leading to hundreds of demonstrations calling for a 'no work, no school, no shopping' shutdown.
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