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Conservative-State Kansas City Defies Expectations by Standing Up to ICE

Protesters at Foley Square by the federal government building protesting the ICE killing of Renee Good hours earlier. (Credit: SWinxy/Wikimedia Commons)

A series of significant demonstrations in Kansas City and Lawrence has challenged the national narrative that resistance to federal immigration enforcement is exclusive to coastal liberal hubs.

Sparked by the fatal shooting of 37-year-old Renee Good by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on 7 January 2026, hundreds of Kansans have taken to the streets to demand the removal of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from their communities.

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