Outrage grows in the US after immigration agent kills woman in Minneapolis

Outrage grows in the US after immigration agent kills woman in Minneapolis

Federal authorities argue that the victim’s car was partially blocking the street, but several cars managed to overtake him. Donald Trump says the agent acted in self-defense.

In the United States, the wave of protests against the immigration police continues after a At least 29 people were arrested in Minneapolis and there are more than a thousand demonstrations scheduled for this weekend.

North American streets are being the target of protests after Jonathan Ross, an agent with the United States Federal Immigration and Customs Service, fatally shot Renee Nicole Good, 37, in Minneapolis.

Federal authorities argue that the victim’s car was partially blocking the street, but several cars managed to overtake him. Donald Trump says the agent acted in self-defense.

At least 29 people were arrested in the protests in Minneapolis, andHowever, already freed, that brought together thousands of people. One officer suffered minor injuries.

The mayor of Minneapolis calls for the protests to be peaceful and warns that anyone who joins in the violence will be arrested. Democratic leaders in the state of Minnesota are critical of Donald Trump’s immigration policies and accuse the US administration of preventing state investigators from participating in the investigation of the case.

US media say it is a highly unusual decision amid mutual distrust between federal and state authorities.

Renee Good died about 2 km from the place where George Floyd was murdered.

The prosecutor responsible for prosecuting Derek Chauvin, who killed Floyd and was eventually convicted by the courts, says that the ICE agent is not immune from prosecution because at no point did he have reason to fear for his life.

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