Rallies across US against shooting of woman by ICE agent

Thousands of demonstrators chanting the name of the woman killed by a federal agent in Minneapolis took to the city's streets today, amid widespread anger at use of force in the Trump administration's immigration crackdown.

Organisers said more than 1,000 events were planned across the US under the slogan "ICE, Out for Good" - referring to the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency that is drawing growing opposition over its execution of US President Donald Trump's effort at mass deportations.

The slogan is also a reference to Renee Good, the 37-year-old mother shot dead in her car by an ICE agent in the midwestern US city of Minneapolis on Wednesday.

Thousands braved frigid weather and streamed toward a snow-covered park to mobilise near the scene of the shooting. They carried signs demanding "ICE OUT" of Minnesota.

Ms Good's death has sparked strong emotions in the Democratic stronghold, and further afield.

In Philadelphia, protesters marched in the rain from City Hall to the ICE field office. Others mobilised in New York, Washington and Boston. More protests were planned for tomorrow.

The calls to protest were being amplified by the "No Kings" movement, a network of left-wing organisations that mounted nationwide demonstrations against Mr Trump last year.

The Trump administration has sought to paint Ms Good as a "domestic terrorist," insisting the agent who fatally shot her was acting in self-defence.

That narrative is strongly disputed by local officials, who say footage shows Ms Good's vehicle was turning away from the agent and did not pose a threat.

Mobile phone footage apparently taken by the officer who fired the fatal shots shows him interacting with Ms Good, who had blocked the road with her car in an apparent effort to impede the agents.

He approaches and circles Ms Good's car, as she says to him: "I'm not mad at you."

After he passes in front of the car, another agent can be heard ordering Ms Good to exit the vehicle before she tries to drive off and shots ring out.

The agent filming the video can be heard saying "f***ing b**ch" at the end of the clip.

The White House insisted the video gave weight to the officer's claim of self-defence - even though the clip does not show the moment the car moved away, or him opening fire.