'ICE Out For Good,' Venezuela protests planned in California this weekend

January 09, 2026 Administrator
'ICE Out For Good,' Venezuela protests planned in California this weekend

Protests are planned across California this weekend over the Trump administration'sactions toward Venezuelaand U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) days after an immigration agent fatally shot 37-year-oldRenee Nicole Goodin Minneapolis.

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Some of the demonstrations are being referred to as "ICE Out For Good," with several events sharing the same description — Renee Nicole Good's death is "part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity, and abuse carried out by federal immigration enforcement agencies against members of our communities."

People take part in a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York on Jan. 7, 2026 after an ICE officer shot dead a woman in Minneapolis. A person holds a sign following the death of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old woman who was shot in her car by a U.S. immigration agent, according to local and federal officials, in Minneapolis, as Altadena community members gather at an event marking the first anniversary of the devastating Eaton Fire, in Altadena, Calif. on Jan. 7, 2026. About 400 of those who gathered at night in near-freezing temperature on Jan. 7 near the site where a woman was allegedly shot by an ICE officer earlier in the day in Minneapolis continue chanting and walking down East Lake Street. People demonstrate against ICE during a vigil honoring a woman who was shot and killed by an immigration officer earlier in the day in Minneapolis, Minn., on Jan. 7, 2026. An immigration officer in Minneapolis shot dead a woman Wednesday, triggering outrage from local leaders even as US President Donald Trump claimed the officer acted in self-defense. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey deemed the government's allegation that the woman was attacking federal agents Demonstrators gather at a vigil after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent fatally shot a U.S. citizen on Jan. 7, 2026, in Minneapolis. People gather Jan. 7 in south Minneapolis, where a woman was allegedly shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent. On Jan. 7, a home near where a woman was allegedly shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent as a sign that speaks against ICE being in Minneapolis. People take part in a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York on Jan. 7, 2026 after an ICE officer shot dead a woman in Minneapolis. A Border Patrol federal looks at demonstrators, at a protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city, outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. People protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. Border Patrol federal agents detain a demonstrator at a protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. People protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. A man protests against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. A demonstrator holds a picture of Renee Nicole Good as people protest against the fatal shooting of Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. A federal agent gestures towards a demonstrator at a protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. A federal agent speaks to detained demonstrators, during a protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city, outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. A woman protests against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. A man protests against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. A medic assists a man at a protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. A demonstrator faces a Border Patrol federal agent at a protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. A woman holds a banner, as demonstrators take part in a protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city, outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. Demonstrators stand amid tear gas as they take part in a protest against the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent, during a rally against increased immigration enforcement across the city, outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, January 8, 2026. A demonstrator holds a sign referring to U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem during a protest march in Lower Manhattan against increased immigration enforcement in New York City, January 8, 2026. A demonstrator holds a sign during an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest march in Lower Manhattan, opposing increased immigration enforcement in New York City, January 8, 2026. Demonstrators take part in an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest march in Lower Manhattan, opposing increased immigration enforcement in New York City, January 8, 2026. A demonstrator holds a sign during an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest march in Lower Manhattan, opposing increased immigration enforcement in New York City, January 8, 2026. A demonstrator holds a sign referring to the fatal shooting of the driver Renee Nicole Good by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent on January 7, during an anti-ICE protest march in Lower Manhattan, opposing increased immigration enforcement in New York City, January 8, 2026. Demonstrators carry signs during an anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) protest march in Lower Manhattan, opposing increased immigration enforcement in New York City, January 8, 2026. Voces De La Frontera held a protest in front of ICE headquarters on East Knapp Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on Jan. 7, 2026. A demonstrator hands out signs during a vigil following a shooting by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations on Jan. 7, 2026 in Minneapolis. According to federal officials, an ICE agent shot and killed Renee Nicole Good during a confrontation earlier today in south Minneapolis. People take part in a protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in New York on Jan. 7, 2026 after an ICE officer shot dead a woman in Minneapolis. About 400 of those who gathered at night in near-freezing temperature on Jan. 7 near the site where a woman was allegedly shot by an ICE officer earlier in the day in Minneapolis continue chanting and walking down East Lake Street.

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The demonstrations also come as afederal agent shot and injured two individualsin Portland, Oregon on Jan. 8.The Department of Homeland Security saidone of the individuals is affiliated with the Tren de Aragua gang, while the other is a "suspected" gang member. The shootings this week come amid ongoing tensions between federal immigration agents and communities across the nation.

Other demonstrations are calling for both the removal of ICE agents from communities and demanding "an end to Venezuelan occupation." The U.S. seized Venezuela's President Nicolás Maduro and his wife on Jan. 3. PresidentDonald Trumphas previously said the U.S. would"run" the nationuntil a democratic transition could occur. Several of this weekend's demonstrations appear to be focused specifically on oil companies growing their profits as the Trump administrationeyes Venezuela's oil industry.

In Los Angeles,demonstrators and faith leadersgathered on Jan. 8 to rally for Good, with one participant telling the USA TODAY Network she wanted a thorough investigation of what occurred. That same evening, a crowd had gathered in Boyle Heights for another demonstration over Good.

Californians living in Ventura County to the Bay Area may see demonstrations on Saturday, Jan. 10, at least based on planned events known by the USA TODAY Network.

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Where are protests planned in LA County, Southern California?

People gathered for a demonstration in Los Angeles on Jan. 8, 2025, following the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis.

Here's a non-exhaustive list where protests are planned in Southern California, according to demonstrations listed online. The demonstrations are planned for Saturday, Jan. 10 or Sunday, Jan. 11:

  • Aliso Viejo

  • Big Bear Lake

  • Borrego Springs

  • Chula Vista

  • Claremont

  • Del Mar

  • Encinitas

  • Escondido

  • Huntington Beach

  • Laguna Hills

  • Lakewood

  • Los Angeles

  • Oxnard

  • Palm Springs

  • Pasadena

  • Palmdale

  • San Bernardino

  • San Diego

  • Santa Ana

  • Santa Barbara

  • Santa Clarita

  • Seal Beach

  • Signal Hill (Long Beach area)

  • Sierra Madre

  • Temecula

  • Thousand Oaks

  • Ventura

  • Woodland Hills

Where are protests planned in Northern California, Bay Area?

Days after an ICE agent fatally shot Good, residents across the Bay Area and Sacramento Valley have also taken to the streets in protest.

Residents of Northern California plan to continue these protests into the weekend, as local chapters of May Day, Indivisible, and 50501 are hosting a joint protest against U.S. action in Venezuela and denouncing recent ICE activity.

These protests coincide with nationwide events, according to a map and a news release, and are occurring in the following NorCal cities:

  • Berkeley

  • Chico

  • Concord

  • Hercules

  • Mountain View

  • Novato

  • Palo Alto

  • Placerville

  • Richmond

  • Sacramento (Friday)

  • San Francisco

  • San Jose

  • San Mateo

  • Santa Cruz

  • Sunnyvale

Paris Barraza is a reporter covering Los Angeles and Southern California for the USA TODAY Network. Reach her atpbarraza@usatodayco.com.

Noe Padilla is a Northern California Reporter for USA Today. Contact him atnpadilla@usatodayco.com, follow him on X @1NoePadilla or on Bluesky @noepadilla.bsky.social.

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