Madison McVan

They're really trying to get in and out before people have time to respond en masse and start protesting.

So that's why the rapid response networks have shifted more towards a proactive approach following ICE agents in hopes of preventing raids or arrests before they even happen.

Well, I think this is where it's relevant to mention that Minneapolis police murdered George Floyd, you know, less than a mile from where an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Good.

So this neighborhood has been organized before.

They've mobilized en masse against police brutality before.

So I think that there's already a culture, particularly in the south side of Minneapolis, of organization and protest.

The people who are doing this come from all walks of life.

We're seeing churches get involved in this.

We're seeing parents organize with people whose children go to the same schools so that they can be standing outside during dismissal or so that they can escort immigrant parents when they're dropping off their children at school.

It's people who...

have a lot of time and identify as activists, and it's also people who are commuting to work in the suburbs saying, let me take a different route today to see if I spot ICE, and I'll let you know if I see anything.

We don't know the details of her involvement in any of these networks.

The people I talked to who lived in her neighborhood who were involved in some of these rapid response groups said they did not know her.

But it's important to note that it's possible she could have been in the group and they wouldn't have known because everyone uses anonymous nicknames.

So it's possible she was there using an anonymous nickname, but I haven't seen any evidence of that yet.

I think the killing of Rene Good has really only strengthened the resolve of a lot of the people who are already involved in this, and it's driven more people to try to join the movement.

I think a lot of people who are protesting ICE or who are going out on patrols are asking themselves what they are willing to risk for this movement, knowing that someone was shot while protesting ICE.

Well, I think that's part of the point.

I think the people on the ground here, many of them feel that this is an occupied city and they want to show that they are unhappy with that.

They want to try to disrupt ICE operations within the bounds of the law to protect their immigrant neighbors.