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See Iowa City Host Protest, Vigil for Minnesota Woman Killed by ICE

More than 100 mourners gathered in Iowa City and Cassopolis to honor Renee Good, part of a nationwide wave of anti-ICE protests following her shooting by an ICE agent.

  • On Jan. 11, 2026, Cassopolis residents gathered at the Cass County Courthouse to mourn 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good, who was shot in her car by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
  • Background: the local events connected to a nationwide anti-ICE movement and Iowa City, Iowa hosted coordinated demonstrations Jan. 11 with more than 500 marching and more than 100 at a candlelight vigil.
  • The ceremony lasted roughly 45 minutes and featured moments of silence, prayer, song, poetry and remembrance, organized by unnamed family members of Becca Good who read a statement.
  • Organizers emphasized mourning first and signaled future action as Jim Pedersen said the goal was to grieve and process grief, while reactions diverged over the shooting between some attendees and the Trump administration.
  • In the broader enforcement context, authorities reported that Governor Kristi Noem plans to send hundreds more federal officers to Minneapolis amid recent Homeland Security deployments in the Twin Cities.
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Des Moines Register broke the news in Des Moines, United States on Sunday, January 11, 2026.
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