Protests were held in multiple U.S. cities on Saturday as outrage has grown nationwide following the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minnesota earlier this week.
In New York City, over 100 people gathered outside ICE field office at 26 Federal Plaza in the rain on Saturday, expressing their outrage, and calling for justice for Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother of three shot and killed by a federal officer.
"The homicide that was perpetrated on her by ICE, by a member of federal agent of ICE, that stands as a threat to all of us here. I feel compelled to be out here standing up for her, standing up for us, standing up for the least of us who can't be out here shouting and protesting," said David, a protester.
"You not behaving legally. You're not behaving morally. You're not doing police work the way it's supposed to be done. You're not protecting the citizens. You're creating more problems and chaos," said another protester, referring to ICE.
She stressed that a thorough and fair investigation is needed for the incident.
"Of course there should be. They're stopping the investigation as much as they can. But if enough of us scream and yell, maybe someone will listen and start to do something," she added.
Meanwhile, in cities of the states of Pennsylvania and North Carolina, demonstrators took to the street to condemn the fatal shooting.
In Minneapolis, protesters confronted federal officers outside a federal building on Saturday, chanting "shame" at the scene.
According to media reports, large numbers of demonstrators marched through the streets of Minneapolis to protest enforcement actions by ICE.
A national coalition in the United States announced that over 1,000 protests will be organized across the country over the weekend to protest the fatal shooting, according to U.S. media outlets.
Protests against ICE held in multiple U.S. cities
Protests against ICE held in multiple U.S. cities
Protests against ICE held in multiple U.S. cities
China's two major power grid operators -- the State Grid Corporation of China (State Grid) and China Southern Power Grid (CSG) -- reported a surge in investment in the first quarter of 2026, underscoring efforts to strengthen infrastructure construction and support high-quality socioeconomic development in China.
The State Grid said it completed fixed-asset investment worth 129 billion yuan (about 18.77 billion U.S. dollars) in the first three months of this year, up 37 percent the corresponding period of the previous year. The spending has driven more than 250 billion yuan (36 billion U.S. dollars) of investment across the wider industrial chain.
Key projects such as the Panxi ultra-high-voltage (UHV) alternating current (AC) line and the Anhui-Hubei back-to-back direct current (DC) project have seen ground broken for their construction, while several west-to-east power transmission projects have been upgraded.
Investment in connecting renewable energy generation to the grid was reported to have exceeded 10 billion yuan (1.45 billion U.S. dollars) from January to March, a year-on-year rise of more than 50 percent.
The CSG also reported robust growth in investment in the three-month period, with fixed-asset investment reaching 38.45 billion yuan (5.58 billion U.S. dollars), up about 50 percent from a year earlier.
Among its achievements, the company completed and commissioned 80 key projects, including the 220 kV cross-sea power grid interconnection project, which was officially put into operation on March 20. The project ended years of grid isolation on the Weizhou Island in south China by linking it to the main power system of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.
The construction of 17 other major energy projects, including one linking the power grid of the Xizang Autonomous Region in southwest China with that of Guangdong Province in south China, is advancing rapidly. These projects are expected to bolster regional industries, the maritime economy, digital collaboration and the transition to green energy.
"By accelerating major project construction, investment during the 15th Five-Year Plan period (2026-2030) is expected to approach 1 trillion yuan (145 billion U.S. dollars), driving a further 2 trillion yuan (290 billion U.S. dollars) of investment across upstream and downstream industries," said Dong Yanle, deputy general manager of the Engineering Construction Department under the China Southern Power Grid.
China ramps up power grid investment in January-March to boost growth
