After months of resistance actions seemingly dominated by older adults, a wave of student activism is sweeping across the nation, with many thousands of young people walking out of classes to protest ICE.

The uptick in activity started on Jan. 30, as students in high schools, colleges, and even middle schools responded to a call for a national shutdown first issued by the Black Student Union at the University of Minnesota.

"Students are always at the heart of movements for justice across the world," the organizations supporting the shutdown explained. "On January 30th, we will organize walkouts across the country and stand in solidarity with immigrant communities in Minnesota and everywhere else!"

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I've also seen reports of student walkouts in big cities and small towns alike, including Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Denver, Baltimore. Salt Lake City, Baton Rouge, Brooklyn, all over Seattle, Detroit, Little Rock, Louisville, suburban Chicago, Racine, Wisconsin, all over Georgia, Traverse City, Michigan, Lexington, Kentucky, Claremont, California, Fargo, North Dakota, North Texas, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Goshen, Indiana.

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