With more federal immigration officers arriving in the Twin Cities, a growing memorial to honor Renee Good is helping others process her killing by an ICE agent last week.
Several mourners placing notes of hope at the site where Good was shot.
"We're better together than we are divided," said one person at the site that spoke to WCCO Radio. "There's a beauty there's beauty in diversity, but it's hard when we're divided."
"And we're here to make sure we respect her memory and we make sure that, you know, it doesn't happen again," added another .
The memorial continues to expand, with many calling it a quiet space for reflection.
The site was also visited by Minnesota Governor Tim Walz on Monday, who arrived to pay his respects to Good and offer support to the community deeply shaken by her loss.
This comes after a weekend of protests and arrests with more people taken into custody from various locations. That includes retail store parking lots and sidewalks.
"We see how human we are, and the beauty of how God's created us, that we're all made in His image and likeness, and there's dignity for each person," said one of the people at the site of the shooting. "And so I think times like this calls for unity, calls for togetherness, stronger, better together."
One sign at the site reads: "You are in the Central neighborhood of Minneapolis. The block you are entering has become a space of mourning."
A press conference is planned for later Monday afternoon on what state and city officials are calling "the Department of Homeland Security's future in Minnesota."
Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, and Saint Paul Mayor Kaohly Her will be making an announcement about Operation Metro Surge and the deployment of federal immigration enforcement agents at 3:30 p.m. Their remarks live on 830 WCCO and via the Audacy app.
ICE operations continue in Minneapolis and St. Paul despite protests
More federal agents are arriving in Minneapolis as the Department of Homeland Security carries out what it calls the "largest immigration operation ever."
Meanwhile, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem tells Fox New agents more arrived Sunday, with more arriving Monday. Noem says this is to ensure operations are carried out safely.
"(Minneapolis) Mayor Frey and Governor Walz have been very clear that they're going to continue their rhetoric," Noem said. "They're going to continue to put criminals and corrupt illegal aliens above the people that live in that city and in that state. They've said they're not going to help us, so we'll make sure that we protect our officers, but we also follow through on making sure these criminals are brought to justice."
Just a week ago DHS sent 2,000 additional agents to the Twin Cities. Last week they also began moving extra agents from New Orleans to the Twin Cities.
Concrete barriers are going up outside the Whipple Federal Building today as tensions continue to rise between protesters and federal immigration agents.
Border Patrol Commander Gregory Bovino explained why they are there to CBS News.
"Again, it's unabated Title 8 immigration enforcement," says Bovino. "Perhaps if Mayor Frey cared more for American citizens than he does illegal aliens and criminal illegal aliens that prey on American citizens, then maybe he wouldn't have a problem here in Minneapolis. And then maybe had he decided to work with federal law enforcement to take those criminal aliens out of his community, then we wouldn't be here."