Several Hollywood celebrities made a political statement at the Golden Globes on Sunday by wearing anti-ICE pins to honor Renee Good, who was fatally shot by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in Minneapolis last week.

The black-and-white pins bearing slogans like “BE GOOD” and “ICE OUT” were visible on actors including Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes, and Natasha Lyonne on the red carpet. Other stars like Jean Smart and Ariana Grande displayed the pins inside the venue, with Smart wearing hers as she accepted her award for best performance by a female actor in a musical or comedy series.

Good’s death has sparked nationwide protests calling for accountability, coming amid heightened tensions over immigration enforcement. The shooting occurred during what officials describe as ICE’s largest immigration enforcement operation to date in Minneapolis. The incident has become part of a broader pattern of controversy surrounding ICE operations, as it follows just a week after an off-duty ICE officer fatally shot 43-year-old Keith Porter in Los Angeles.

“We need every part of civil society to speak up,” said Nelini Morales Rocketto, one of the organizers behind the pin initiative. “We need our artists. We need our entertainers. We need the folks who reflect society.”

Congressional representatives have promised a thorough response to the incidents, and the FBI has launched an investigation into Good’s killing. Meanwhile, the Trump administration has defended the ICE officer’s actions, maintaining he acted in self-defense believing Good would strike him with her vehicle.

The protest pins were conceived through late-night text exchanges between Nelini Stamp of Working Families Power and Jess Morales Rocketto, executive director of Latino advocacy group Maremoto. This marks the third year of Golden Globes activism for Morales Rocketto, who previously organized Hollywood support against the Trump administration’s family separation policies.

The organizers drew inspiration from historic moments of Hollywood activism, particularly Sacheen Littlefeather’s famous 1973 Oscars appearance when she declined Marlon Brando’s award to protest the portrayal of Native Americans in entertainment.

“There is a longstanding tradition of people who create art taking a stand for justice in moments,” Stamp explained. “We’re going to continue that tradition.”

The campaign began with grassroots distribution efforts at pre-awards parties and events. “They put it in their purse and they’re like, ‘Hey would you wear this?’ It’s so grassroots,” Morales Rocketto said, describing how the pins spread among attendees.

Last year’s Golden Globes ceremony was notably apolitical, making this year’s display of activism particularly striking. The organizers have pledged to continue their campaign throughout the entire awards season to ensure public awareness about Good’s death and other fatal incidents involving ICE agents.

The protests in Minneapolis have sometimes resulted in confrontations with law enforcement, while a separate incident in Portland involving Border Patrol agents who wounded two people has further intensified scrutiny of federal immigration enforcement tactics.