Thousands protest across US against Trump immigration policies

Thousands of US workers and students marched through cities and university campuses on Tuesday in opposition to President Donald Trump's immigration policies.

The nationwide protests on the first anniversary of Trump's second term were galvanised by an aggressive immigration crackdown, which drew outrage after federal agents dragged a US citizen from her car and fatally shot 37-year-old mother Renee Good in Minneapolis in recent weeks.

In Washington and smaller cities like Asheville, North Carolina, hundreds of demonstrators marched through downtown areas chanting slogans such as "No ICE, no KKK, no fascist USA," according to online videos.

While the Trump administration maintains it has a voter mandate to deport millions of unauthorised immigrants, recent polls indicate most Americans disapprove of the use of force by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and other federal agencies.

University students demonstrated in Cleveland, Ohio, with chants of "No hate, no fear, refugees are welcome here," while high school students in Santa Fe, New Mexico, left classes to attend a "Stop ICE Terror" rally at the state capitol, organisers and school officials confirmed.

The actions were co-ordinated by left-leaning groups including Indivisible and 50501, alongside labour unions and grassroots organisations opposing immigrant detention camps. Federal authorities confirmed three detainees have died in the last six weeks at one such facility in El Paso, Texas.

The wave of demonstrations was set to move west, with afternoon and evening protests planned for cities including San Francisco and Seattle.