Thousands of protesters gathered outside the Horizon Events Center with demonstrations fueled largely by outrage over two killings in Minneapolis.

Thousands of protesters braved freezing temperatures in Clive on Tuesday to denounce what they describe as increasingly aggressive — and deadly — immigration enforcement under the Trump administration.

With throngs of people in Minnesota protesting the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement surge, President Donald Trump and some of his allies repeatedly described the protesters as paid. Evidence shows a large volunteer protest movement in the Twin Cities.

By Tim Evans and Andy Sullivan MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - U.S. immigration agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen in Minneapolis on Saturday, officials said, sparking fierce protests and condemnations from local leaders in the second such incident this month.

Federal and state authorities have offered conflicting versions of what happened in the moments leading to the shooting.

President Donald Trump announced Monday that Border Czar Tom Homan will travel to Minneapolis as the administration defends its expanded immigration enforcement

A protest broke out Saturday at the ICE-run South Texas family detention complex in Dilley, where 5-year-old Liam Ramos is being detained.

In the morning, thousands gathered outside the Minneapolis airport, forming a picket line so long it spanned the length of terminal for departing flights.