Photos: Thousands once again protest ICE in Minneapolis and across the U.S.

January 30, 2026 9:20 PM

By:

Danielle A. Scruggs

Thousands marched through downtown Minneapolis on Friday for a second consecutive week, calling for an end to Operation Metro Surge, which has led to a significant increase in the presence of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and U.S. Border Patrol agents in Minnesota.

For the second week in a row, thousands of people in downtown Minneapolis marched to protest the presence of immigration enforcement agents in their city. Demonstrations were also organized in other U.S. cities, including Los Angeles, Boston, New York, and Portland, Maine.

These protests came after the Department of Justice announced a civil rights probe into the shooting death of Minneapolis resident and ICU nurse Alex Pretti but not of Renee Macklin Good, a 37-year-old mother of three who was shot and killed by an ICE agent on January 7.

Thousands marched through downtown Minneapolis on Friday for a second consecutive week, calling for an end to Operation Metro Surge.

People hold a giant canvas depicting the opening words "We the People" from the U.S. constitution on Friday in Minneapolis. / FR172090 AP

A demonstrator holds a sign that reads "Land Back, ICE Out!" during a protest in downtown Minneapolis on Friday calling for an end to Operation Metro Surge.

People rally at a "National Shutdown" protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Boston, Mass. on Friday.

Hundreds of people, including students, attend a rally in lower Manhattan as part of a 'National Shutdown" event against ICE on Friday in New York City.