{"id":14047,"date":"2026-01-10T05:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/its-so-cruel-durango-protesters-rally-after-ice-killing-in-minneapolis\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T03:42:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T03:42:44","slug":"its-so-cruel-durango-protesters-rally-after-ice-killing-in-minneapolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/its-so-cruel-durango-protesters-rally-after-ice-killing-in-minneapolis\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It\u2019s so cruel\u2019: Durango protesters rally after ICE killing in Minneapolis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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About 500 hundred people gathered Friday in Durango to protest the death of Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis earlier this week. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Durango residents expressed a mix of grief, fear and anger at a Friday protest held in memory of Renee Nicole Good, the 37-year-old mother of three who was shot and killed Wednesday by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n

About 500 people gathered at Buckley Park for the protest, yet amid the multitude of emotions, a unifying belief seemed to rise to the top: That protesters\u2019 voices still matter, even in Durango, even when national politics seem unswayed by the desires of ordinary citizens.<\/p>\n

\u201cNo voice is too small,\u201d said attendee Gemma Mueller, a college student home for the winter. \u201cWe have to start in small towns.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u201cNo voice is too small,\u201d said attendee Gemma Mueller, a college student home for the winter. \u201cWe have to start in small towns.\u201d (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Good was inside her vehicle when masked federal agents confronted her during an ICE operation. Video footage shows Good reversing her vehicle and then moving forward when an ICE agent shot and killed her.<\/p>\n

President Donald Trump and federal officials, including leaders within the Department of Homeland Security, say the agent acted in self-defense against what they have characterized as a vehicular threat \u2013 an reading of events that has sparked widespread outrage and is being contested by eyewitness accounts and video footage.<\/p>\n

The demonstration in Durango is unlikely to sway ardent supporters of Trump\u2019s immigration enforcement policies, said attendee Isaac Auerbacher, but Friday\u2019s protest still sends an important signal.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would hope they would see that there is resistance, and that there are a lot of people against the administration,\u201d Auerbacher said. \u201cIt\u2019s not like everyone\u2019s just letting this happen. We\u2019re at least trying to do something.\u201d<\/p>\n

For many in Durango, Good\u2019s death felt both heartbreaking and unacceptable.<\/p>\n

Lisa Wilk, attending her first Buckley Park demonstration since Trump took office, said Good\u2019s death was so upsetting it compelled her to show up.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s so cruel, and they\u2019re trying to scare us,\u201d said one protester, who declined to be identified.<\/p>\n

By about 4:30 p.m., people bundled against the cold and wearing varying levels of protest gear trickled into the park, many carrying signs denouncing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and calling for accountability.<\/p>\n

\u201cICE is a tool of an oppressive system that aims to prevent Black and brown bodies from having any autonomy \u2013 it squashes culture and diversity, things that make our community better and stronger,\u201d said Jay, who declined to give their last name, while addressing the crowd through a megaphone.<\/p>\n

Several minutes later, protesters marched south on Main Avenue sidewalks, chanting and carrying signs calling for justice and an end to federal enforcement tactics they view as dangerous and indiscriminate.<\/p>\n

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About 500 hundred people gather Friday in Buckley Park for the Renee Good solidarity protest before marching on the sidewalks south on Main Avenue and back to the park. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>

Mueller marched in carefully chosen protest gear, carrying a mask in case the gathering took a turn for the worse (several people wore masks that provided them with complete anonymity, including street medics).<\/p>\n

Her reason for being there was simple: \u201cI\u2019m angry.\u201d<\/p>\n

She\u2019s also worried.<\/p>\n

Mueller said she sees her generation becoming increasingly conservative and apolitical. Still, she believes that even in Durango \u2013 a small town that can feel far removed from national conversations, and where protests rarely exceed 1,000 people \u2013 it is critical to speak out.<\/p>\n

Others echoed that sentiment. Rustin Furlow, working at the Starlight Lounge along the march route, stepped away for several minutes to hold a sign denouncing ICE activity as protesters passed by.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is what we have to do,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have to come together in solidarity and resistance.\u201d<\/p>\n

jbowman@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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About 500 hundred people gathered Friday in Durango to protest the death of Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis earlier this week. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Jay, who declined to give their last name, holds a megaphone and leads chants with another unnamed person as a crowd of about 500 people gathered Friday in Buckley Park for the Renee Good solidarity protest (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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About 500 hundred people march on the sidewalk through downtown Durango after gathering in Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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About 500 hundred people gathered Friday in Durango to protest the death of Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis earlier this week. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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About 500 hundred people gathered in Durango on Friday to protest the death of Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen who was shot by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis earlier this week. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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People return to Buckley Park after walking through downtown Durango on Friday during the Renee Good solidarity protest. (Jerry McBride\/Durango Herald)<\/span>cca<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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