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WATCH: Students at all public Waterloo schools plan walkout to protest ICE


Students at all public Waterloo high schools—East, West, Expo, and the Career Center—planned to jointly walk out of class Friday, Feb. 6 at 12:30 p.m. to protest the unconstitutional tactics of ICE and other federal agents. They say they’re protesting for immigrant classmates who are too scared to speak out.

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