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Mark Ruffalo, Wanda Sykes and others wear ‘Be Good’ and ‘ICE Out’ pins at 2026 Golden Globes

The protest pins honoured Renée Good, a mother killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this week


Pop Culture & Art January 12, 2026 1 min read
Photo: Reuters/AFP/Instagram

Several celebrities used the Golden Globes red carpet on Sunday to draw attention to immigration enforcement concerns by wearing protest pins honouring Renée Macklin Good, a mother killed by an ICE agent in Minneapolis earlier this week.

Nominees, presenters and guests including Mark Ruffalo, Jean Smart, Wanda Sykes, Ariana Grande and Natasha Lyonne were seen wearing pins reading “Be Good” and “ICE Out” ahead of the ceremony.

The pins were part of an ACLU-endorsed campaign organised by a collective of entertainment industry professionals and supported by groups including Maremoto, Move On, the National Domestic Workers Alliance and Working Families Power.

The pins were visible during the Variety Golden Globes Pre-Show presented by Amazon Fire TV, where several attendees chose to make a quiet political statement before entering the ceremony. The campaign also commemorates Keith Porter, who was shot by an off-duty ICE agent on New Year’s Eve.

In a statement, organisers said the effort was intended to highlight compassion and solidarity in response to recent events. 

They added that 2025 marked one of ICE’s deadliest years in the past two decades, describing the campaign as a response to the current administration’s $100 million wartime recruitment drive aimed at expanding enforcement capacity.

“ICE is not making our communities safer. They are bringing chaos into our streets, and families, immigrants and US citizens alike, pay the price.”

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