Several high-profile celebrities made a political statement at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday by wearing anti-ICE pins in memory of Renee Good, who was shot and killed inside her vehicle this week by an officer of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency in Minneapolis.
The black-and-white pins, bearing messages such as “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT,” marked a sharp political turn at the awards ceremony, which had largely avoided political expression the previous year. Actors including Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes and Natasha Lyonne were seen wearing the pins on the red carpet, while Jean Smart and Ariana Grande wore them inside the event hall. Smart kept the pin visible on her outfit while accepting her award for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy series.
The tribute comes amid nationwide demonstrations sparked by Good’s killing, as well as a separate incident in Portland where Border Patrol agents shot and injured two individuals. Protests have intensified in several cities, with some escalating into confrontations with law enforcement, particularly in Minneapolis, where ICE is currently conducting its largest immigration enforcement operation to date.
Nelini Stamp of Working Families Power, one of the organisers behind the pins, said artists and entertainers have a critical role in amplifying public concern. She stressed the need for voices across society to speak out in moments of national crisis.
Lawmakers have promised a forceful response, while the Federal Bureau of Investigation has opened an inquiry into Good’s death. The Trump administration has stood by the ICE officer involved, insisting he acted in self-defense after allegedly believing Good was about to strike him with her car.
Public anger has been further fuelled by another recent incident in Los Angeles, where an off-duty ICE officer fatally shot 43-year-old Keith Porter, triggering protests demanding the officer’s arrest.
According to organisers, the concept for the “ICE OUT” pins originated from a late-night conversation earlier in the week between Nelini Stamp and Jess Morales Rocketto, executive director of the Latino advocacy organisation Maremoto.
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