By Guardian - Tom Ambrose - 08 January 10.50 GMT

MINNESOTA WOMAN FATALLY SHOT BY ICE. Governor Tim Walz said he was prepared to deploy the National Guard and expressed outrage over the shooting.

People demonstrate against ICE during a vigil honoring a woman who was shot and killed by an immigration officer. Photograph: Kerem Yücel/AFP/Getty Images

Tom Ambrose

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Protests take place across US after fatal shooting of woman by ICE officer

Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. My name is Tom Ambrose and I will be bringing you the latest news lines over the next few hours.

We start with news that protests have been taking place across the US following the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer taking part in the Trump administration’s latest immigration crackdown.

The shooting marked a dramatic escalation of the latest in a series of immigration enforcement operations in major cities under the Trump administration. Wednesday’s is at least the fifth death linked to the crackdowns, AP reported.

The Twin Cities have been on edge since the Department of Homeland Security announced the operation’s launch on Tuesday, at least partly tied to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents.

A crowd of protesters gathered at the scene after the shooting to vent their anger at local and federal officers. In a scene that hearkened back to crackdowns in Los Angeles and Chicago, people chanted “ICE out of Minnesota” and blew whistles that have become ubiquitous during the operations.

Governor Tim Walz said he was prepared to deploy the National Guard if necessary and expressed outrage over the shooting but called on people to keep protests peaceful.

“They want a show,” Walz said. “We can’t give it to them.”

There were calls on social media to prosecute the officer who shot Macklin Good. Commissioner Bob Jacobson of the Minnesota Department of Public Safety said state authorities would investigate the shooting with federal authorities.

Protest in Little Village after vigil for ICE shooting victim during immigration operation. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

In other developments:

• US European Command said on Wednesday that it had boarded the Marinera, a Russian-flagged oil tanker, over alleged sanctions violations, bringing to an end a dramatic two-week pursuit that began in the Caribbean and concluded in the Atlantic. Separately on Wednesday, the US Coast Guard announced it had intercepted another dark-fleet tanker that is under sanctions, the M Sophia, in a pre-dawn operation in the Caribbean.
• The operation is likely to strain relations with Vladimir Putin, coming at a sensitive moment as negotiations over a potential peace deal in Ukraine continue and after the US capture of Venezuela’s president, Nicolás Maduro, a longstanding Kremlin ally. Initial reports suggest the ageing tanker is empty, having been en route to pick up Venezuelan oil before changing course.
• An urgent meeting had been requested by the foreign ministers of Greenland and Denmark, which has said that any invasion or seizure of the territory by its Nato ally would mark the end of the western military alliance and “post-second world war security”.
• The Trump administration will withdraw from dozens of international organizations, including the UN’s population agency and the UN treaty that establishes international climate negotiations, as the US further retreats from global cooperation.
• The full Senate on Wednesday heard details of the 3 January attack, which involved US special forces from Delta Force swooping into Venezuela before dawn to seize Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores. Republicans have rallied behind Trump’s characterization of the raid as a straightforward law enforcement action to arrest an indicted drug trafficker. Democrats warn of an illegal act of war that could plunge Venezuela into chaos and set a dangerous precedent for unilateral presidential action.

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If it’s not threats of military action against Colombia and Cuba, or talk of taking Greenland from Denmark, it’s seizing oil tankers in European and Caribbean waters.

All of it has world leaders scrambling to figure out how to handle Donald Trump’s revived form of US imperialism.

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Here are some more images from the various demonstrations that took place yesterday:

People gather for a vigil and protest for Renee Nicole Good near the intersection of East 34th Street and Portland Avenue in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026. Photograph: Steven Garcia/NurPhoto/Shutterstock

Demonstrators and community members gather in Chicago's Little Village neighborhood on January 7, 2026, in Chicago, Illinois. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

People take part in a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York on January 7, 2026 after an ICE officer shot dead a woman in Minneapolis. Photograph: Bryan R Smith/AFP/Getty Images45m ago12.13 GMT

More anti-ICE protests planned for Thursday

There are more anti-ICE protests planned across the United States today, with rallies expected in New York, North Carolina and Texas.

The Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) in North Carolina’s Triangle region has organized a protest in Durham, North Carolina, scheduled for 6pm at CCB Plaza, a public square in the city center.

The same organization has also planned another protest in Fayetteville, North Carolina, taking place at 433 Hay Street, also at 6pm, according to local media reports.

Meanwhile, more demonstrations are planned in New York City later today after crowds gathered at Foley Square, marching to 26 Federal Plaza, a major US government building that houses homeland security offices, yesterday.

Details of rallies planned today in Houston, Utah and San Diego have also been shared on social media.