Several arrests and one police officer were injured in protests in Minneapolis

At least 29 people were arrested in Minneapolis during protests over the death of a woman who was shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.

A police officer was also injured after a “block of ice was thrown at them”, city officials said, during demonstrations that saw 1,000 people take to the streets of the city on Friday night.

Protests against immigration enforcement were held across the US after 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot in her car on Wednesday.

The Trump administration said the agent who fired the shots acted in self-defense. Local officials insist the woman is out of danger.

Minneapolis Police declared an unlawful assembly Friday night as protesters gathered outside the city’s Canopy Hotel, where some ICE agents are believed to be staying.

The Minneapolis police department said in a statement that “some individuals forced their way into the hotel through a corner entrance”.

Videos posted online showed protesters flashing bright lights in the area, blowing whistles and beating drums.

Police said there were “more than 1,000” demonstrators in the area and some threw ice, snow and rocks at officers, police cars and other vehicles, but no serious injuries were reported.

A law enforcement officer suffered minor injuries but did not require any medical attention, according to the BBC’s US partner CBS News.

Officials said another hotel in the city was also targeted and had window damage and graffiti.

At a news conference Saturday, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey applauded the majority of protesters who he said were peaceful, but noted that individuals who cause property damage or put others in harm’s way will be arrested.

The 29 people arrested Friday night were later released, Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara said.

O’Hara said that by 01:00 local time (07:00 GMT), the crowd had dispersed, and his officers mounted a “disciplined and restrained response”.

Many Minnesotans are frustrated with ICE’s presence in the state and O’Hara said his department receives dozens of phone calls every day about the federal agency’s operations.

On Saturday, three congressmen from Minnesota also tried to tour an ICE facility in Minneapolis. The women said they were initially allowed to enter, but were told they had to leave.

Democratic Congresswomen Ilhan Omar, Kelly Morrison and Angie Craig said ICE and the Department of Homeland Security are obstructing members of Congress from fulfilling their duty to oversee operations there.

“They don’t care that they’re breaking federal law,” Craig said.

“The public deserves to know what’s going on in ICE facilities,” Omar posted on X.

More protests are planned in Minneapolis this weekend, as well as in Texas, Florida, Washington DC and elsewhere in the US, according to Indivisible, an organization formed to oppose the Trump administration.

Good was shot and killed in his car on Wednesday.

Videos of the incident show ICE agents approaching a car in the middle of the road, and telling the woman behind the wheel to get out of the SUV. One of the agents pulled the door open on the driver’s side.

As the car tried to drive away, one of the agents in front of the car pointed their gun at the driver and several shots were heard.

The car continued to drive away from the officer and crashed into the side of the road.

Good’s wife told local media that the couple went to the scene of an immigration enforcement event to support neighbors.

The officer who fired at Good was Jonathan Ross, a veteran ICE agent who was previously injured in the line of duty when he was hit by a car.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem admitted that the ICE agent shot Good several times because he tried to run the officer over in his car.

But Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Frey called that version of events a false narrative, saying it was clear to him that he was trying to leave the scene, not attack an agent.

The FBI is investigating the incident.

On Friday, Minnesota officials said they would open an inquiry into the shooting after saying they were no longer involved in the federal investigation.

The announcement came a day after the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said the FBI initially promised a joint investigation, then reversed course. The US vice-president said the investigation was a federal issue.