Protests across U.S. over Trump's immigration crackdown

Protesters held "no work, no school, no shopping" strikes across the U.S. on Friday to oppose the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

The demonstrations took place amid widespread outrage over the recent killings by federal agents of U.S. citizens Alex Pretti and Renee Good in Minneapolis.

In Missouri, protesters gathered outside a Department of Homeland Security office in Kansas City to protest against the Trump administration's immigration policies.

Sandy Cox, a retired federal employee said she believes there is anxiety across Kansas City about the potential for ICE operations. "I spent last week sitting in my house literally sick to my stomach over another person being killed for no reason, no reason at all. That's why I'm out here in this freezing cold weather and hope that everybody out there understands that we have to learn how to get along and look at the facts and recognise what the facts are. And the facts are that this administration is doing to immigrants is unreasonable."

Another protester Allison Grasha said: "How did we get to this point? How are so many people okay with what's happening and why is there not more outrage? So trying to support those in Minneapolis and all the way out here in Missouri and Kansas, we hear you and it's not okay."

Protests too in Las Vegas, Nevada, standing with Minnesota. Pets too showing support.

A few counter-protesters supporting ICE were also present. This reading Stop illegal immigration.

And in Los Angeles protesters gathered at City Hall and later marched to the federal detention centre.

As the demonstration stretched into the evening, federal agents began using chemical sprays to push the crowd back. Thousands took to the streets, blocking traffic.

Many other demonstrations were planned for students and others to gather at city centres, statehouses and churches across United States.