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Protests and a vigil have been held in Minneapolis, Minnesota, where the shooting of Renee Nicole Good occurred on Wednesday
Protests have taken place in multiple US cities after a woman was shot dead by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis.
Federal officials said Renee Nicole Good, 37, had tried to run over immigration agents with her car and that the officer had been acting in self defence.
The city's mayor, however, said the agent who shot her had acted recklessly, with other local officials saying Good had simply been "caring for her neighbours" when she was shot at close range.
Hundreds of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have been deployed to Minneapolis, in the state of Minnesota, as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on illegal immigration.
Officers have also been deployed to other cities across the US.
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The in Minneapolis vigil was held on Wednesday evening, where hundreds gathered at the site including a group of clergy who sang hymns, the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports
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In Minneapolis, protesters took to the streets in anger over the shooting
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The shooting comes after the US government deployed an additional 2,000 federal agents to the Minneapolis area in response to allegations of welfare fraud in the state
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Protests against ICE spread to other cities in the US, including New York City
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The mass deployment of immigration officers to several US cities has become a focus of controversy in the US
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People also gathered in Oakland, California following the shooting in Minneapolis
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US President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem have defended the officer's actions
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Hundreds turned out in Chicago, where protests against ICE have become a daily occurrence
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Tackling undocumented migration, including by increasing deportations, was a key pledge during Trump's re-election campaign
