Tensions Rise in Minneapolis Over Immigration Enforcement Shootings

Tue Feb 03 2026 17:22:47 GMT+0200 (Eastern European Standard Time)

Another shooting in Minneapolis amid ongoing protests against immigration enforcement has ignited calls for an end to the federal crackdown.

In Minneapolis, a recent incident involving federal officers shooting a person has intensified the ongoing protests against immigration enforcement. Governor Tim Walz has pleaded with President Trump to stop the crackdown, citing the need to remove 'violent, untrained officers' from Minnesota. The situation escalated as bystanders expressed their anger, and it follows earlier protests triggered by the shooting death of Renee Good, an immigrant killed by ICE officers in January. As citizens take to the streets, the call for accountability and reform grows louder.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Federal officers shot another person in Minneapolis amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, Gov. Tim Walz said Saturday.

Walz, a Democrat, expressed his concerns on social media, urging President Donald Trump to halt the federal operations in the state. Pull the thousands of violent, untrained officers out of Minnesota. Now, he posted. The circumstances surrounding the latest shooting remain unclear, while Homeland Security mentioned that the individual was armed.

Protests erupted soon after, with enraged bystanders confronting the federal agents, branding them as 'cowards.' The latest incident adds to the rising tensions in a city already fraught with unrest since Renee Good was shot by an ICE officer on January 7. Thousands had gathered the day prior to call for an end to the federal crackdown as demonstrators braved the cold to demand accountability.