Kate Soledad Sanchez (right) and her friends hold signs in Spanish — “Being the daughter of an immigrant is a blessing”; “My parents work harder than your president” — at a high school walkout protesting ICE in Apple Valley, MN Monday Dec.15, 2025. (Photo by Alyssa Chen/Minnesota Reformer)
Over a hundred students at Apple Valley High School walked out of class Monday afternoon to protest federal immigration actions in the Twin Cities metro area.
Freshman Berk Benson, the protest’s organizer, led the crowd of teens in chants — “What do we want? Due process! When do we want it? Now!” — and gave a speech to cheering students at the 2 p.m. walkout, half an hour before the end of the school day…