People in Minneapolis yell at federal agents on Sunday, January 11th, 2026, just days after the killing of Renee Nicole Good by ICE agent Jonathan Ross.
(Photo: Screengrab via footage by FordFischer/News2Share)
“Protesters… are furious, and tensions are exploding,” said one independent journalist. “This is escalation, not policing.”
Jan 11, 2026 (CommonDreams.org)
Amidst peaceful demonstrations and shows of empathy and solidarity in Minneapolis and other US cities following the killing of Renee Nicole Good by a federal agent last week, videos appearing online over the weekend also show increasing levels of outrage directed at immigration officers who community members say they no longer want to see terrorizing their streets.
While Trump has reportedly ordered more officers to Minneapolis in the wake of Good’s killing—even as local and state officials have called for the end of operations in order to tamp down tensions in the city—the clips circulating online reveal mounting frustration by neighbors no longer willing to tolerate the situation.
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On Sunday, journalist and documentarian Ford Fischer posted video from Minneapolis he described as ICE agents being “followed by dozens of activists on foot and in vehicles” in the city.
While agents are seen holding bear spray and warning people to stay back, the procession of civilians following them heckled the officers and made it clear they are not wanted in the city.
“You are murderers!” yells one man at the officers. Several others can be heard screaming, “Go home!” and “Fuck you!”
In another video, posted by FreedomNews.TV, federal agents are seen pulling two people from a vehicle on a residential street and placing them under arrest before being confronted by neighbors and onlookers telling them to “Get out of our fucking state!”; “Get the fuck out!”; and “Get a real job!”
“Protesters in the area are furious, and tensions are exploding,” said independent journalist Brian Allen in response to the video. “This is escalation, not policing.”
The latest scenes appear to indicate growing anger by the public towards President Donald Trump’s authoritarian deployment of federal agents to cities nationwide over the last year. With Good’s killing, the growing tensions are palpable.
While many state and local lawmakers and other officials calling for calm and peaceful protest in response, many—including Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) also believe that Trump and members of his administration are intentionally trying to provoke the civilian population in order to justify an ever harsher repressive response.
In comments on Saturday, as Common Dreams reported, Omar warned that the ultimate goal is “to agitate people enough where they are able to invoke the Insurrection Act to declare martial law.”
While the individual episodes documented above reveal the very real anger that many are feeling as masked federal agents target people in their communities, the overall protests against the policies that led to Good’s killing—which took place in hundreds of cities over the weekend—have been resoundingly peaceful.
“A peaceful night in Minneapolis,” the city posted to its social media accounts following Saturday night’s demonstrations. “As more demonstrations are planned today, we appreciate and thank the community for using its collective voice in harmony and love.”
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Jon Queally is managing editor of Common Dreams.
