Following Renee Nicole Good’s killing by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis, Loyola students are expressing concern over federal deployments in American cities. 

Her killing that morning was recorded by witnesses, and the shooting quickly drew a large crowd of angry protesters. By evening, hundreds were there for a vigil to mourn her death and urge the public to resist immigration enforcers.

Emilio Rodríguez criticized ICE’s presence in American cities and what this could mean for Latinos in New Orleans. 

“It makes me feel scared, especially since I’m Latino and my family is Latino. A lot of their operations are based on a lot of people’s color of skin or what they perceive,” Rodriguez said. “They’ve been acting recklessly and hateful to communities across the country, especially with Nicole Good.”

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem described the incident as an “act of domestic terrorism” carried out against ICE officers by a woman who “attempted to run them over and rammed them with her vehicle. An officer of ours acted quickly and defensively shot to protect himself and the people around him.”

Rodriguez said he believes this should not be a partisan issue.

“Everybody should see death as a horrible thing, especially a murder,” Rodriguez said. “People who see Renee Good’s death as justifiable are victim[s] of a culture war between two sides. This is not a political, left-or-right thing, this is just a horrible tragedy.”

Graphic design major Maximilian Campbell also expressed worry over people who hold Good responsible for her own death. 

“That’s absurd,” Campbell said. “There could have been better ways to deescalate the situation. Mind you, this is a woman who had a kid, and now the kid is parentless.”

The Associated Press contributed to this report.