Lexington high school students walk out in protest of immigration crackdown

LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – More than 200 students walked out of Paul Laurence Dunbar High School Tuesday afternoon in protest of the U.S. immigration crackdown, joining high school students across the country in similar demonstrations.

The students walked out at 2:05 p.m., holding signs and chanting to show their disapproval of ICE enforcement actions.

“Before we walked out to the outside and I just saw that many people come and join us it was honestly kind of surreal,” said Lola Luallen, a sophomore at Paul Laurence Dunbar and one of the organizers of the student-led walkout…

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