Hundreds of Roosevelt High students walk out to protest immigration actions

By: Becky Z. Dernbach and Cynthia Tu

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: January 13, 2026

Words: 1,057

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Hundreds of Roosevelt High School students walked out of school Monday afternoon, days after Border Patrol agents detained a special education assistant at the Minneapolis school and deployed chemical irritants on a crowd that included dozens of students.

“We’re fighting for our neighbors who can’t be out here,” said Genevieve Neerland, a 17-year-old high school senior.

“We just don’t want this occupation in our city,” said Clover Cary, 14.

“It’s like genocide,” said Deliyae …

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