Hundreds of people they manifested In various cities across North Carolina on Thursday, January 8, protests were held against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after an agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota.
With signs that said “Justice for Renee Nicole Good”, “Rest in power”, “Abolish ICE” y “Defeat hatred”Protesters in Raleigh, Charlotte, Asheville, and Durham expressed their rejection of the aggressive immigration policies pursued by President Donald Trump's administration and demanded an end to violence against immigrant communities.
“It’s despicable. It’s absolutely unnecessary.”
In the city of Raleigh, a small group gathered in Moore Square to join the protests that took place across the country.
“The first thing is to get ICE out of Minneapolis, without a doubt, but in general, ICE needs to leave the country right now,” said Mike Bird. Enlace Latino NC.
Bird rejected the version that the authorities want to impose to make it seem as if the ICE agent acted in self-defense.
“Anyone who has seen the video He knows exactly what was happening.
That's it. She was trying to escape from the police as they forcibly removed her from the car. She was scared and wasn't trying to hit anyone. She was trying to avoid a confrontation,” he stated.
“And that man pulled out his gun. He just… he just saw an opportunity to use it,” he commented.
His wife, Virginia Ward, said that everything had been building up, leading to this sad outcome.
“Many people have said that they are even surprised that so much time has passed without something like this happening.”
“Mother, poet and activist”
In western North Carolina, in downtown Asheville, protesters gathered to honor the life of Renee Nicole Good, whom they described as a “mother, poet, and activist.”
“We want to make it known that we, the community of Asheville and the country, do not agree with ICE violence and its lack of respect for life,” said Claudia Jiménez, Unitarian Universalist minister. Enlace Latino NC .
“Our migrant communities, which are the foundation of this country, are living in fear, and the people who support them are now too, because we are losing our rights to express our opinions,” he said.
For her part, Marisol Jiménez, from the Tepeyac de las Montañas Sanctuary, described a Enlace Latino NC the current situation as “a violation of rights, not only for immigrants but for everyone”.
“We will not accept this violence from the government and we will continue fighting for a fairer future,” he said.
Marisol also addressed how this tragic event might impact the fact-checkers who support the immigrant community.
“This will give us more purpose, more impetus, to fight against the violation of a civil right. Our community will not stop while we are being abused in this way,” he concluded.
“We are under attack”
Meanwhile, in Durham, more than 100 people gathered at CCB Plaza.
“We are under attack, in Durham, Minneapolis and all over the country. “It’s important to be at these protests to raise your voice, because even if you think it won’t affect you, because you’re not an immigrant, it will,” Carolina said. Enlace Latino NC.
Carolina indicated that while Renee's murder at the hands of a federal agent is frightening and worrying, "we must not let them silence us."
“This is a fascist government and they want to lie to us. They are covering up their lies. If you watch the video, it’s clear what happened,” he commented.
“It breaks my heart”
“It breaks my heart how they abuse our people. They treat us like animals, like we have no rights. It makes me angry,” said Armando, who participated in the protest in Charlotte. Enlace Latino NC.
Armando, cousin of Edwin Godínez and Yair Alexander Nápoles, who a few days ago experienced a confrontation with ICE agents in Salisbury, indicated that the situation scares him, not for himself, but for the entire Latino community.
“We must stay united and safe. We will get through this,” he said.
Kelyn, a community organizer, told Enlace Latino NC Just like in Charlotte, the agents brought terror to Minneapolis.
“We are not only sad, but also frustrated. ICE is not here to bring public safety, but terror to our communities. We demand justice for Renee.” “The person who murdered her should not be free,” he concluded.
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