Demonstrations were reported in multiple cities, with activists denouncing ICE tactics and demanding the agency leave their communities following the killing.
More anti-ICE protests were scheduled for Thursday in New York, North Carolina, Texas, Utah, Houston and San Diego, according to organizers and social media posts.
In North Carolina, the Party for Socialism and Liberation organized rallies in Durham at CCB Plaza and in Fayetteville at 433 Hay Street, both set for 6 p.m.
Meanwhile, protesters in New York City gathered at Foley Square and marched to 26 Federal Plaza, a federal complex housing homeland security offices, continuing demonstrations that began the previous day.
In Minneapolis, ICE vehicles lined the street near the shooting site as police tape sealed off the area, while dozens of protesters confronted ICE agents and local police, shouting demands for arrests and chanting in support of immigrants.
Witnesses reported demonstrators yelling for ICE to leave the city, with chants of “Say it loud, say it clear, immigrants are welcome here” echoing through the area.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey publicly condemned ICE’s presence, telling the agency to “get the ... out of Minneapolis” and accusing it of endangering residents rather than protecting them.
“Families are being ripped apart,” Frey said, adding that long-term residents were being “terrorized,” and that “now, somebody is dead.”
Separately, former ICE acting director John Sandweg questioned whether rushed hiring and inadequate training of agents may have contributed to the shooting, raising concerns about accountability as enforcement operations expand.
The shooting occurred on the second day of what ICE has described as its largest-ever immigration enforcement surge, expected to last 30 days, a campaign that has now sparked nationwide protest and renewed outrage over the agency’s conduct.