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Hundreds of Minneapolis Students Walk Out to Protest Deportations

HeadlineJan 21, 2016

In Minneapolis, hundreds of students have walked out of class to protest the Obama administration’s new round of raids against Central American families. The raids have targeted people who sought asylum in the United States after fleeing violence in their home countries. On Wednesday, students staged the walkout and then rallied at Martin Luther King Jr. Park to demand an end to deportations.

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