Overview

• Several hundred New York City high school students from at least 25 schools converged on Union Square on May 27 to protest federal education and immigration policies.
• The demonstration was triggered by news that ICE had detained a New York City high school student less than 24 hours earlier.
• Speakers accused the Trump administration of undermining constitutional rights through threats to immigrant student safety and proposed cuts to university funding.
• Some students said they abstained over fears about their immigration status.
• The Department of Education said any student leaving before dismissal would be marked absent and declined to estimate walkout participation.