Free Speech Debates Resurface With Student Walkouts Over ICE Raids
February 05, 2026 / Evie Blad / Education Week - Students around the country have staged school walkouts in the last month to protest federal immigration enforcement tactics—drawing concerns about their safety from school administrators and criticism from conservative leaders opposed to their cause.
The student protests follow the killing of two civilians by federal officials in Minneapolis, where a surge of confrontational enforcement actions have attracted national attention.
