Anti-ICE protesters in Bridgeport and Fairfield demand justice in wake of fatal Minneapolis shooting
Protesters say they plan to continue to hold peaceful demonstrations.
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Demonstrators in Connecticut held protests Saturday against Immigration and Customs Enforcement after the shooting death of a mother in Minneapolis by an ICE agent.
They gathered in Bridgeport, calling the death of 37-year-old Renee Good on Wednesday "an unforgiveable crime.” They also called for the ICE officer who shot Good to be arrested.
"We have to stand up against this administration. We have a foundational document, we're all obligated to follow it, nobody is above the law," said State Sen. Sujata Gadkar-Wilcox.
"We're angry, we're sad and we want answers. We want justice," said Josef Perez, or Fairfield.
Protesters say they plan to continue to hold peaceful demonstrations.
Another protest was also held at the Home Depot on Kings Highway in Fairfield. Protesters held up signs and advocated against ICE.
The wife of Renee Good, the woman shot and killed in her car by a federal immigration officer, says the couple had stopped to support their neighbors on the day of the shooting and described the mother of three as leaving a legacy of kindness. Trump administration officials have painted Renee Good as a domestic terrorist who tried to run over an officer with her vehicle. State and local officials in Minneapolis, as well as protesters, have rejected that characterization.
AP Wire Services contributed to this report.
