Jacksonites protest ICE killing of Renee Good
JACKSON — On Saturday afternoon, days after an Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agent in Minneapolis fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Good, dozens of Jacksonites gathered on the Town Square to protest her killing.
Protestors held signs that mourned Good and that decried ICE, while cars driving through the center of Jackson honked in support. Broken hearts were displayed on a sign and in the words of attendees, who lamented what they believed the killing signified nearly one year into the Trump administration.
“It’s important that we’re here — and especially us as Latinos — to fight against ICE, because this is targeting our communities,” said Ricardo Tzompa, a Jackson resident and high school senior. “But at the same time, as we saw that day, it’s no longer just us. It’s everyone who doesn’t comply with what the president wants it to be.”
Americans across the country took to the streets over the weekend to protest the killing of Good, a mother who leaves behind three children, including a 6-year-old son. Videos of an ICE agent shooting Good circulated across social media in the days following her death.
Many Jacksonites had watched the video recordings of Good’s final moments.
“It broke my heart. There’s a little 6-year-old boy right now that doesn’t have a dad or a mom,” said Teton County Indivisible organizer Kathie Chandler, as tears welled up in her eyes. “No matter what anyone does to protect him, someday he’s going to see that on TV. He’s going to see the murder of his mother.”
Abigail Hernandez was saddened after learning that Good, like herself, was a mother. Hernandez held a sign that appeared to depict dozens of Latinos looking up to Good.
Having lived in Jackson Hole for 11 years after emigrating from Northern Mexico, Hernandez said the fact that many American-born Jacksonites showed up to the protest made her feel supported and protected.
“I’m happy to see that we’re not alone here,” Hernandez said in Spanish.
Over the last year, ICE activities have been reported in Teton County, causing fear for many Latinos living in Jackson Hole.
“It breaks my heart,” Tzompa, a child of immigrants, said.
For Jackson resident Will Stirn, Good’s killing and Trump administration officials’ quick defense of the shooting marked a “turning point.”
“The brazen immediateness of the president and the whole administration saying it’s one thing and calling her a terrorist, it’s bull----,” Stirn said. “It’s just not reality.”
This story was published on Jan. 12, 2026.