A woman carrying an upside down American flag speaks with the man holding a Venezuelan one. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)
More than 1,000 Philadelphians gathered outside City Hall on Thursday evening as part of the nationwide protests in the wake of a fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent during an anti-immigration sweep.
Earlier in the day, city officials and local activists — including District Attorney Larry Krasner — held a press conference decrying the violence and warning ICE that similar violence would not be tolerated in Philadelphia.
The following photos are from Thursday’s protest in Philly.
A camera records the demonstrators as they chant on the steps of City Hall on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)Three women hold candles, honoring the victims of ICE at City Hall vigil on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)Hundreds of Philadelphians gathered at City Hall, protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the recent killing of Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis by an ICE officer. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)Demonstrators hold the photos of people killed in ICE custody. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)
A protester holds a sign reading “PROSECUTE ICE MURDER” at City Hall during the protest on Jan. 8, 2026. (Ben Bennett/Billy penn)Two women stand in front of a police car on the edge of the demonstration, with one holding a sign that says “TRUMP OUT NOW” during the vigil at City Hall on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)A man’s Venezuelan flag blocks the headlights of police cars surrounding the City Hall protest. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)A protester holds a sign reading “ICE = American Gestapo” at rally on Jan. 8 at City Hall. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)A family sits on a statue at City Hall. The kids entertain themselves with video games as speakers are brought up in front of the crowd. (Ben Bennett/Billy Penn)
