Students from four Jersey City high schools joined together at City Hall today as part of a walkout in protest of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions.
Beginning at their respective schools, students from Ferris High School, Snyder High School, Dickinson High School, and County Prep High School met along the way during their march to Jersey City City Hall.
As they walked the streets of Downtown Jersey City, cars stopped to honk in support. Chants of “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! ICE has got to go!,” or “No hate! No fear! Immigrants are welcome here!,” among others rang out across the neighborhoods.
A student organizer from Ferris described how the walkout was largely organized by sophomores who conducted behind-the-scenes planning, designed the flyer, researched information, and created maps, among other things…