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A small group of Marblehead residents stood Thursday at the intersection of Pleasant, Village and Vine streets outside Soall Bistro to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, drawing attention from drivers and pedestrians moving through one of the town’s busiest village-area crossings.
The Marblehead demonstration followed a deadly confrontation in Minneapolis, Minnesota, that has intensified debate over federal immigration enforcement tactics.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, was fatally shot Wednesday by an ICE officer on a residential street as federal officials began what has been described as a broad crackdown on immigration in the Twin Cities, with the Department of Homeland Security promising that 2,000 agents would “fan out” in search of criminal offenders.
Federal immigration officials have said the shooting was in self-defense, saying Good’s vehicle was driving toward the agent and that she refused to comply with orders to stop. City leaders and residents and that the incident prompted calls for investigations and potential charges.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey criticized the federal operation in remarks reported by the Times and called for immigration agents to leave the city. “Now somebody is dead,” he said. “That’s on you. And it’s also on you to leave.”
Gov. Tim Walz also criticized the federal response, telling President Donald Trump, “You’ve done enough.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem later labeled the woman who was killed a terrorist and said enforcement actions would continue.
