US Immigrants’ ‘non-cooperation protest’ for a day against Donald Trump’s policies

New York, Feb 18, 2017: In order to register their protest and anger towards Trump's recent policies against the immigrants, more than 100 restaurants and other businesses shut shop in cities around the United States to support a walkout called 'A Day Without Immigrants'.

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Activists of the event called on immigrants and asked them to stay home from work, avoid shopping, eating out, and classes for a day, in an effort to highlight the vital role they play in the American society.Trump's declaration to crack down illegal immigration, The Indian Express reported.

Trump's declaration to crack down illegal immigration and his executive order to temporarily ban Muslims from seven Muslim preponderance countries to enter the United States propelled this agitation.

Immigrants' right groups expressed disquietude after more than 680 immigrants were arrested in federal raids last week on grounds of living illegally in the country.

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The local news in the US cities like Minneapolis band Austin, Texas reported of dozens of businesses shut their shop for the whole day.

Approximately 700 people joined a rally held in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina.

Numerous restaurants which often heavily depend on the immigrant staff, closed for the day in Washington, New York, and other major cities.

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According to Reuters, the media site Uproxx kept a running tally of closed restaurants and reported their no. exceeded 135 just by midday.

-edited by Ashish Srivastava of NewsGram, Twitter @PhulRetard