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High school students join nationwide protests, walk out in opposition to 'terrorizing' immigration enforcement
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Box Elder High School students have been joining ongoing nationwide protests of the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement efforts. On Friday, Jan. 30, a group of about 17 BEHS students carrying signs joined the “National Shutdown” walkout. The students said they were standing specifically with Minneapolis, Minnesota, the latest American city to see a surge in officers and immigration enforcement activity, and generally anyplace the administration’s immi- gration efforts are “Terrorizing a whole lot of people who don’t deserve to be terrorized,” according to one student. The students carried handcrafted signs with slogans and messages like “ICE OUT,” and “How many...