Impacto: “On the evening of January 8, 2026, as darkness fell, the entire north side of City Hall in Philadelphia filled with people. The crowd stretched across the plaza and into the surrounding streets. Candlelight flickered against the stone facade as participants held signs reading, ‘Protect People,’ and ‘No ICE.’ Some signs bore only a single word, ‘Travesty’ or ‘Murder,’ underscoring the rawness of the moment.

The gathering was sparked by the January 7, 2026, shooting of Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother living in Minneapolis, by an ICE agent. The shooting was caught on video and spread throughout the internet. The entire country saw an ICE agent shoot a woman in the face and then walk away as if nothing had happened. The Department of Homeland Security’s response did not match what people saw in the video, and the discrepancy caused anger across the country.

The shooting ignited national protests and intensified scrutiny of ICE’s use of excessive force and cruelty. While federal authorities have defended the agent’s actions, eyewitness accounts and publicly circulating video evidence tell a different story and have raised serious questions and demands for state and local involvement and for an independent, transparent investigation.

Debbie Adelizzi of Philadelphia expressed her shock and concern, saying, ‘I am here in solidarity with the family of Renee Good and the people of Minnesota,’ as she held a white vigil candle. ‘We can’t have this in our country, and we have to speak up when things are wrong. It is my First Amendment right and my duty. We have to stay united and support each other. I am 71 years old, and I never thought that I would have to be out protesting like this.'”

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