About 100 demonstrators gathered at Adams Park in Roslindale at about 8 a.m. on Thursday morning, Jan. 8 to protest the Trump administration’s invasion of Venezuela and its disregard for international and U.S. law.

The rally also included outrage at the fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman in her car on Wednesday. Jan. 7 in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent.

Protesters held posters expressing their frustration and anger as many of the cars circling down and around Roslindale Square honked their support.

Protesters also had plenty to say.

“The total lack of legality to this recent secret war against a country [with which] we have had no recent adversarial relationship, and the deaths of innocent people in Venezuela and the risks to our servicemen, all for oil profits, is outrageous,” said Susan Racine one protester on Washington Street.”

Racine said there appears to be no long-term plan for the stability of Venezuela and said she fears that these activities will continue. “As long as this administration is in power, there’s a huge risk of that continuing to happen.”

Rachel Poliner of Progressive West Roxbury/Roslindale explained that the protest had expanded.

“It changed. On Saturday, we had invaded Venezuela … we have members saying we need an opportunity to express our opinion about this … then, of course, ICE killed a woman in Minneapolis. It’s all connected.” While many are stunned by the killing, Poliner said it wasn’t inconceivable. “Sadly, it was predictable, it was imaginable. I’ve heard some of the critics saying on the one hand people don’t want to imagine these things because they are awful to imagine. On the other hand, it’s dangerous for the government and the nation to not see how bad things can go.”

She said that people need an opportunity to express their outrage. “These are not normal things. We want more people to wake up … in Massachusetts, there are bills they can pass to protect us more…one of the bills is to decouple our tax code from the federal.” This could help to defund federal activities the Commonwealth does not support.

Cole Harrison, who lives in Roslindale and is active with MASS Peace Action (MAPA), said he was upset about the invasion of Venezuela and the illegal actions being taken in foreign policy which brought him out for the protest.

“When you stomp on other countries you become lawless in domestic policies as well,” he said. “ICE shot a person in Minneapolis yesterday, and that’s just one of the many things they’ve done to violate the law.”

Barbara Rice, standing near Harrison said, “I’m proud to hold this sign that says “Boston Strong Against ICE.” I’m outraged. Every day there’s something more outrageous … I’ll keep coming out … I think it’s important that people speak up and speak out.”

Vivienne Shalom, like others, was demonstrating out of disgust and fear. “I’m outraged and terrified. What more could happen?”

Claire Gosselin, from Roslindale, also came out to condemn ICE. “Sometimes people think they have to hide away until things get better. I don’t think we’ve ever lived through something this horrible, not in my lifetime, not in the United States.”

District 6 City Councilor Ben Weber was also in the crowd.

“I planned to come out to join my neighbors to generally protest the authoritarian actions of our government and the Trump administration. There’s a new outrage every hour. Watching yesterday and the senseless murder of this young woman in Minneapolis. It’s the kind of thing we’re fearing and it’s not the first time ICE agents have shot someone. But to have it caught on tape, clearly this person is trying to drive away … you call it what it is, it was murder.”

Weber sees ICE as the president’s private army. When asked if Boston might become a full-scale ICE target, he was direct.

“I think it is a real possibility. The federal government has put in billions of dollars to expanding ICE and the border patrol, recruiting people at guns shows and wherever, telling people, ‘look you could be a hero.’ They’re obviously trying to get people who want to attack people they see as ‘other.’ It’s an insane way to approach our own communities. The results you saw yesterday.”