Everett High students walk out to protest ICE activity
EVERETT — Over 100 Everett High School students walked out of classes on Tuesday to protest increased immigration enforcement in Snohomish County and across the country.
The students took to the streets shortly before 10 a.m. Tuesday, marching from the downtown high school to the Snohomish County campus, where they gathered to wave signs, make speeches and chant slogans.
Students said their goal was to voice their opposition to the uptick in activity by Immigration and Customs Enforcement, known as ICE, as President Donald Trump has increased immigration enforcement nationwide. After promising to do so before his election, the federal government ramped up deportation efforts, securing billions in funding for thousands of new immigration agents and new detention spaces.
On Tuesday, students said they had seen the effects of the increase in their own community.
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