Hundreds of students at an Oregon high school staged a walkout following the brutal detainment of a 17-year-old by ICE agents.
Roughly 300 McMinnville High School students joined the Monday walkout to protest against federal immigration enforcement. The movement came a few days after a high school senior was detained by ICE agents while on his lunch break.
High School Students Stage Walkout Following ICE Activities
The protesting students walked out of school “in response to the ICE activity in our community last week,” said McMinnville School District Interim Superintendent Kourtney Ferrua. The situation comes as video footage on social media showed the protests with hundreds of young individuals and other people lining Northwest Adams Street.
Many of the people who joined the movement held signs protesting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) operations. ICE agents reportedly detained a 17-year-old student, identified as Christian Jimenez, on Friday while he was driving his father’s car during the school’s lunch break, according to Oregon Live…