Hollywood stars protest ICE, ‘worst human being’ Trump at Golden Globes
High-profile celebrities used the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night as a platform to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and the policies of President Donald Trump.
Actors Mark Ruffalo and Wanda Sykes were among several attendees seen wearing black-and-white pins with the slogans “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT,” according to the Associated Press .
The pins were part of a national campaign organized by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in response to the recent fatal shootings of two individuals involving ICE agents.
The protest centers on the deaths of Renee Nicole Good , who was killed by an ICE officer in Minneapolis on Jan. 7, and Keith Porter, who was fatally shot by an off-duty agent on New Year’s Eve.
“This is for Renee Nicole Goode, who was murdered,” Ruffalo told USA TODAY on the red carpet, proceeding to call out Trump: “We’re in the middle of a war with Venezuela that we illegally invaded. He’s telling the world that international law doesn’t matter to him. The only thing that matters to him is his own morality, but the guy is a convicted felon, a convicted rapist.”
Ruffalo continued: “He’s the worst human being. If we’re relying on this guy’s morality for the most powerful country in the world, then we’re all in a lot of trouble.
“This is for the people in the United States who are terrorized and scared today. I know I’m one of them. I love this country. And what I’m seeing here happening is not America,” he said.
Sykes also appeared at the 83rd annual awards ceremony wearing an identical pin to Ruffalo.
“Of course, this is for the mother who was murdered by an ICE agent, and it’s really sad. I know people are out marching and all today, and we need to speak up,” Sykes told Variety . “We need to be out there and shut this rogue government down, because it’s just awful what they’re doing to people.”
The Golden Globes demonstration coincides with a wave of protests happening across the country, including in Massachusetts, where large crowds of demonstrators recently took to the streets of major cities like Boston and Worcester to demand justice for Good.
“We are sick and tired of ICE,” Ximena Hasbach, a spokesperson for Boston Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) told MassLive. “We’re sick and tired of the ICE terror in our city of Boston, in our state of Massachusetts.”
On Capitol Hill, lawmakers have vowed an assertive response, demanding a range of actions including immediate policy changes regarding law enforcement raids, the defunding of ICE operations and the impeachment of U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, according to the Associated Press .
The investigation of Good’s killing remains ongoing by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI).
The fatal shooting of Porter is under investigation by the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery-Homicide Division, officials told the Los Angeles Times .
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