""We saw what was happening in Minneapolis, and we said we couldn't wait another day to actually get our voices out there and the community's voices out there," Adam Sheehan, an event producer with Indivisible SF, a group behind last year's No Kings protest, told KQED. Indivisible SF is also organizing a protest Saturday, with other Bay Area chapters holding their own demonstrations and vigils."
"Sheehan criticized the federal response to the shooting, citing comments made by Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, who initially described Good's actions in the moments leading up to her death as domestic terrorism. Noem also accused Good of attempting to weaponize her vehicle against agents on the scene. "[Noem] came out in the cowboy hat and said it was domestic terrorism, trying to run over an officer, and then the footage came out and didn't speak to that at all," Sheehan said."
"At a press conference on Wednesday after the shooting, Noem said immigration officers were "carrying out lawful operations" in Minneapolis, and protesters gathered around an ICE vehicle that was stuck in the snow that morning. "Law enforcement were attempting to push out this vehicle ... when a mob of agitators that were harassing them all day began blocking them in, shouting, and impeding law enforcement operations," Noem said, referring to Good's vehicle."
Demonstrations are planned for Saturday in multiple cities including Dublin, Livermore, Concord and San Francisco. A group gathered outside ICE offices in San Francisco the night of the shooting. Indivisible SF and other Bay Area chapters are organizing protests and vigils, with event producer Adam Sheehan saying protesters couldn't wait to make community voices heard. Sheehan criticized the federal response and cited Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem's characterization of the incident as domestic terrorism and an attempt to weaponize a vehicle. Noem said immigration officers were carrying out lawful operations and described protesters as impeding law enforcement, while footage shows Good attempting to turn her SUV as officers ordered her out.
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