Protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement are planned in Pittsburgh, Greensburg and elsewhere Sunday.
Two of the “ICE Out for Good” gatherings are scheduled to begin at 2 p.m. at Three Rivers Heritage Park by the Hot Metal Bridge on Pittsburgh’s South Side and 3:30 p.m. near the Westmoreland County Courthouse on North Main Street in Greensburg.
They are being held in response to the killing of Renee Nicole Good by an ICE agent Wednesday in Minneapolis.
In response to a request for comment, Department of Homeland Security spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that the First Amendment “protects speech and peaceful assembly — not rioting.
“DHS is taking reasonable and constitutional measures to uphold the rule of law and protect our officers. ICE officers are facing a nearly 1300% increase in assaults against them as they put their lives on the line to arrest murderers, rapists, and gang members,” McLaughlin said. “Secretary Noem has been clear: if you obstruct or lay a hand on law enforcement, you will be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. Law and order will prevail.”
The Pittsburgh gathering is being organized by Indivisible Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Women 4 Democracy and a coalition of partners.
After assembling at the park, the gathering is expected to march to the Pittsburgh ICE offices on Sidney Street, where the names of those killed and “disappeared” by ICE will be read.
The Greensburg event is being billed as a “funeral procession” to honor Good and protest her killing.
“A U.S. citizen was killed by federal agents for simply moving out of their way,” an announcement of the event says. “We refuse to let her death be ignored. We’re fighting for a country rooted in love, accountability and humanity, not fear and violence.”
President Donald Trump and others in his administration have said the ICE officer shot Good in self-defense as her vehicle was accelerating toward him.
A broad coalition of groups across the country called for a coordinated weekend of action Saturday and Sunday to demand accountability, honor the life lost and “make visible the human cost of ICE’s actions.”
“A core principle behind all ‘ICE Out for Good’ events is a commitment to nonviolent action and no civil disobedience,” announcements of the events say. “We expect all participants to seek to deescalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values, and to act lawfully at these events.”
Elsewhere in the region, “ICE Out” protests are also planned for noon at the Washington County Courthouse and IRMC Park in Indiana, Pa.; 3 p.m. in Mt. Lebanon; and 4 p.m. at Fifth and Shady avenues in Pittsburgh.