Police arrest protesters at Minneapolis federal building on 1-month anniversary of woman's death

Police arrest demonstrators outside a Minneapolis federal building, marking one month since Renee Good's death by immigration officers.

Police arrested at least several demonstrators Saturday (February 7, 2026) outside a federal building in Minneapolis, breaking up a protest marking the one-month anniversary of a Minnesota woman's death at the hands of an immigration officer.

Renee Good was killed on January 7 as she was driving away from immigration officers in a Minneapolis neighbourhood. Her death and that of another Minneapolis resident, Alex Pretti, just weeks later have stoked outrage nationwide over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.

Scores of protesters gathered across the street from the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building around midday, throwing bottles and sex toys at a line of police guarding the property. The Minnesota Star Tribune reported that officers arrested a handful of protesters after the crowd starting throwing chunks of ice. A deputy was hit in the head, and a squad vehicle's windshield was smashed, according to a statement the newspaper obtained from the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office.

Police declared the gathering unlawful and ordered protesters to leave. Many complied, the Star Tribune reported, but about 100 remained in a standoff with deputies, state troopers and state conservation officers.

No one from the sheriff's office responded to email, voicemail and text messages from The Associated Press on Saturday afternoon requesting a copy of the statement and inquiring about how many people were arrested, whether anyone was injured and what led up to the arrests.

Meanwhile on Saturday (February 7, 2026), hundreds gathered on a snow-covered field in a Minneapolis park to honour Good and Pretti. Event organisers echoed recent criticisms of the immigration crackdown across Minnesota, characterising it as a federal occupation.