Hennepin Deputies Arrest 42 Protesters at Minneapolis Federal Building
Arrests followed objects thrown and property damage during a Feb. 7 protest marking the one-month anniversary of Renee Good's Jan. 7 death.
Overview
Hennepin County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested at least 42 protesters outside the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Feb. 7 after a crowd threw bottles, sex toys and chunks of ice and damaged property, the office said.
The arrests happened during a demonstration marking the one-month anniversary of Renee Good's Jan. 7 shooting death by an ICE officer and amid outrage over the Jan. 24 killing of Alex Pretti, incidents marked by conflicting accounts between the Trump administration and state and local officials, the Star Tribune reported.
Becca Good, Renee Good's wife, said in a statement that the immigration enforcement is hurting people in Minneapolis and urged officials to "know their names," the statement shows.
Tom Homan, the administration's border czar, said the administration will pull 700 immigration officers from Minnesota, roughly a quarter of those deployed, after state and local officials agreed to cooperate, though he did not say when the crackdown would end.
No one from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office responded to The Associated Press' requests for a copy of the office's statement or immediate comment, and video circulating on social media shows multiple protesters being forced to the ground and taken into custody, the Star Tribune reported.
Analysis
Center-leaning sources frame the story as a critique of the federal immigration crackdown by foregrounding community harm and protest symbolism while noting official defenses. Language like "stoked outrage nationwide" and "polarizing immigration debate," selection of family statements and ceremonial coverage, and juxtaposition with arrest details emphasize public grievance over enforcement.
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FAQ
On January 7, 2026, ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot 37-year-old U.S. citizen Renée Nicole Macklin Good in Minneapolis while she was in her car, which was stopped sideways; video shows Ross firing three shots into her departing SUV.
The Trump administration, including DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, claimed Good attempted to run over the ICE agent in an act of domestic terrorism, while video analyses by The New York Times, ABC News, and others show she was maneuvering away, disputing the threat narrative.[1]
The protest marked the one-month anniversary of Renée Good's death; protesters threw bottles, sex toys, ice chunks, and damaged property outside the Minneapolis Federal Building, leading Hennepin deputies to arrest at least 42 people.[story]
Border czar Tom Homan stated the administration would pull 700 ICE officers from Minnesota, about a quarter of those deployed, after state and local officials agreed to cooperate, without specifying an end date.[story]
Becca Good, Renée's wife, stated that immigration enforcement is hurting people in Minneapolis and urged officials to 'know their names'.[story]
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