Elizalde, a Fort Worth resident, said she attended the downtown protest to raise public awareness about Good\u2019s killing and to show the country that Fort Worth communities care about political violence.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe can\u2019t just stay at home and do nothing,\u201d she said. \u201cI know this may not be enough, but at least we need to show the people who are in charge and who are trying to bring chaos to the world that we are aware of what they\u2019re doing \u2014 and that we\u2019re not numb.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The event coincided with protests organized against ICE across the country and North Texas. It came after about 400 demonstrators protested in Dallas<\/a> on Thursday night.<\/p>\n The Fort Worth event at General Worth Square drew about 700 people, police spokesperson Cynthia Wood said via email. No disturbances were reported, and no arrests were made, she said.\u00a0<\/p>\n After a rally in the square, the crowd marched through downtown, holding signs and chanting slogans such as, \u201cNo ICE, no KKK, no racist USA.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Organizer Sabrina Ball, a leader with the national advocacy group Indivisible-12\u2019s Fort Worth chapter, said the event was intended to \u201chumanize what happened this week and stand in solidarity with our immigrant neighbors.\u201d<\/p>\n Federal officials have said Good\u2019s shooting was an act of self-defense by an immigration officer as Good attempted to drive away in her vehicle. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey disputed that claim as a \u201cgarbage narrative\u201d and demanded that ICE leave the city<\/a>, according to Minnesota Public Radio News.\u00a0<\/p>\n Mayor Mattie Parker\u2019s spokesperson did not return a request for comment on the protest or on immigration officers\u2019 presence in Fort Worth. In August, five City Council members told the Fort Worth Report city officials had not discussed a partnership between local police and ICE<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n Wood said via email that Chief Eddie Garc\u00eda declined to comment. Before assuming the job in September, Garc\u00eda said he intended to target criminal activity<\/a> and advised undocumented residents: \u201cDon\u2019t become a priority.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Speaking into a megaphone, Ball urged attendees to channel their emotion into action.\u00a0<\/p>\n Several activist groups on-site passed out fliers seeking new members and circulated business cards with a QR code for attendees to scan and read their rights as protesters or know what to do if detained by federal immigration officers.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cYes, you should be afraid, but you are not alone. You are not powerless,\u201d Ball said. \u201cYou have to make the decision today that you have value, that community has value, that together we are strong and we can do hard things.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n The protest drew people of all ages and backgrounds, including teenagers, parents with toddlers, senior citizens and several religious leaders.\u00a0<\/p>\n Public solidarity in opposition to the shooting that happened nearly a thousand miles away is essential to stand up to President Donald Trump administration\u2019s deportation orders, Elizalde said. She held a cardboard sign that read, \u201cThe problems are not tyrants but the societies that enable them.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Good\u2019s shooting in Minneapolis wasn\u2019t \u201cinsular,\u201d Elizalde of Fort Worth said. It could happen to anyone, she added, fearing more violence as residents\u2019 anxiety heightens and federal officials celebrate mass deportations.\u00a0<\/p>\n \u201cIf you don\u2019t agree with this, you need to come out and say it,\u201d Elizalde said. \u201cIf not, then assume your place in history. If you\u2019re not part of this movement, then you\u2019re with the people who are imposing hate and fear on the rest of us.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n Cecilia Lenzen is a government accountability reporter for the Fort Worth Report. Contact her at cecilia.lenzen@fortworthreport.org<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01102026_ICEPROTEST.CV-3--1024x683.jpg\")
About 700 people attended the ICE out of Fort Worth protest Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at General Worth Square. The protest came after Renee Nicole Good was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. (Christine Vo | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01102026_ICEPROTEST.CV-9--1024x683.jpg\")
A memorial for Renee Nicole Good is displayed during the ICE out of Fort Worth protest Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at General Worth Square. Good was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis on Wednesday. (Christine Vo | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/01102026_ICEPROTEST.CV-4--1024x683.jpg\")
People carry signs and American flags during the ICE out of Fort Worth protest Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, at General Worth Square. (Christine Vo | Fort Worth Report)<\/p>\n