FORT WORTH — More than 300 people gathered downtown Saturday afternoon to protest the Trump administration’s deportation push, joining demonstrations that have spread nationwide after two shootings this week involving federal immigration officers.
On Wednesday, an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer fatally shot Renee Good, 37, in Minneapolis. A day later in Portland, Ore., a Customs and Border Protection agent shot and wounded two people during a vehicle stop, prompting fresh scrutiny of federal tactics.
President Donald Trump and other administration officials have described the Minneapolis shooting as self-defense, arguing Good used her vehicle as a weapon. Minneapolis’ mayor rejected that account. Minnesota officials, including Gov. Tim Walz, have condemned the Trump administration’s posture on immigration enforcement.
The crowd, bundled in layers against the chilly downtown wind in Fort Worth, carried handmade signs and placards denouncing Trump and immigration authorities. Others held signs celebrating immigration or memorializing Good.
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Beyoncé’s “Freedom” played over a sound system as people trickled in.
People hold a banner as a speaker talks during an ‘ICE out of Fort Worth’ protest in downtown Fort Worth, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.
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A coalition of progressive activist groups and immigrant advocates reacted to the shootings by coordinating Saturday’s demonstration — billed as “ICE Out of Fort Worth” — at General Worth Square, where the group started their march.
Oliver Boyett, 21, stood outside the Main Street shop where he works and watched marchers stream through downtown. The crowd looked smaller than at recent “No Kings” protests he’d seen from the storefront, he said, but he was glad to see people organize quickly and turn out on short notice after the shooting.
“It’s an abuse of power,” he said, tucked into his shop’s recessed doorway to shield himself from the wind. “You’re seeing people suffer from this abuse of power.”
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Sgt. Paul Vega, a department spokesperson, said police would be monitoring the demonstration and additional officers were assigned to the area to assist with traffic management, crowd safety and coordination.
Demonstrations this week in Dallas and Fort Worth come as immigration enforcement has picked up in North Texas under the Trump administration.
A Dallas Morning News analysis of ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project found that agents arrested about 12,100 people from Jan. 20 to Oct. 16, 2025, in the Dallas area of responsibility, which spans 128 counties in North Texas and all of Oklahoma. That is a 108% increase from the same period a year earlier.