Well over a thousand people lined upper State Street in Santa Barbara on Saturday to protest the Trump Administration and the actions of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

The large gathering took place days after a Minneapolis woman was shot to death by an ICE agent.

For over two hours, honking cars could be heard up and down the street as protestors chanted and held up signs condemning the killing of Renee Nicole Good and recent actions in Venezuela by the U.S. government.

Indivisible Santa Barbara organized the event.

Even though the protest was supposed to be held between Hope Avenue and Hitchcock Way, protestors quickly filled both sides of the street and began lining the next few blocks.

For some protesters, the shooting in Minneapolis was a motivating factor to join the rally.

David Hill was at the protest with his daughter. He has attended a handful of protests in the past, but the death of Good pushed him to participate on Saturday.

Hill admits that he does not know how much the protest will change things, but he thinks it is good for the community to show up for each other. He also called it a learning experience for his daughter.

“It reduces the worry a little,” Hill said. “I mean, this isn’t going to do it. I’m not sure these people we’re dealing with are reachable, but at least I’m comforting or helping allay the fear of others.”

Alex Gravenor said he was attending the event due to the recent actions of ICE in his neighborhood. Gravenor lives on the Eastside, and said he has seen people taken by the agency.

He also expressed frustration with the government’s actions in Venezuela by arresting former-President Nicolas Maduro, as well as President Donald Trump’s comments about taking over Greenland.

Gravenor said he believes Trump’s actions show he does not care about what is happening to the American people.

“I think that we’ve become so divided as a country that there’s Trump and his party in charge, and the people,” Gravenor said. “And he no longer cares what the people want, and I’m here to represent the people.”

Ian Paige, who is on Indivisible’s steering committee, said that the community is angry about the recent actions by the Trump Administration. He said the turnout at the protest and the response of drivers supporting the protestors show people are angry.

“This is not a Democrat or Republican issue anymore,” Paige said. “This is an American issue. People are just upset with the way he is directing the country.”