NYC Anti-ICE Rally Draws Thousands As Anger Flares After Minneapolis Shooting

More than 2,000 demonstrators gathered near Central Park on Sunday for a large anti-ICE rally, marking the latest major protest following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent in Minneapolis last week.

The crowd assembled along Fifth Avenue, where marchers moved under heavy NYPD supervision. Protesters held signs condemning federal immigration authorities and President Trump, as outrage continued to build over the Minnesota incident.

“I’m here today to overthrow Trump’s Gestapo, which is ICE,” said one protester from Rockland County who identified himself only as Glenn, 61.

Some demonstrators used explicitly violent language while addressing reporters and fellow protesters.

“Renee Good was murdered by ICE and you’re asking me if we think it’s OK to meet them with violence? Yes,” Glenn said. “They are kidnappers. If violence is what they understand, speak in the language they understand.”

Despite the heated rhetoric, police said the demonstration remained noisy but orderly through the late afternoon, with no major clashes reported.

Federal officials have disputed protesters’ characterization of the shooting. The Trump administration, including Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, has said ICE agent Jonathan Ross fired in self-defense after Good allegedly struck him with her vehicle during a confrontation with federal agents in Minneapolis last Wednesday.

According to authorities and video footage, Good, a 37-year-old mother of three, was shot three times as she attempted to drive away from the ICE operation, appearing to clip Ross with her car moments before the gunfire.

The White House has blamed left-wing agitators for escalating tensions during the fatal encounter, saying interference with federal agents led to the deadly outcome.

The Minneapolis shooting has ignited protests across the country, with New York City becoming one of the largest flashpoints. Sunday’s rally featured banners reading “ABOLISH I.C.E.” and slogans linking ICE to U.S. foreign policy and military actions abroad.

In Manhattan, protesters at the “No Wars, No Kings, No ICE” rally waved signs declaring “ICE Out” and “ICE = Murder,” while others held placards reading “Sic Semper Tryanus,” a Latin phrase meaning “always a tyrant.”

“Said it loud, say it clear,” the crowd chanted. “ICE is not welcome here.”

Some participants made a point of separating local law enforcement from federal immigration authorities, expressing appreciation for the NYPD’s presence at the scene.

“We feel safe because of the NYPD,” one 79-year-old protester told the New York Post. “Even though ICE shot that woman in the face, we feel much safer with the NYPD here with us today.”