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‘It Was Very Shocking’: Deportation of Classmate Spurs Student Walkout at Montgomery Blair HS
- Seniors at Maloney High School paid tribute to a fellow student who was taken into ICE custody the previous week, prior to their graduation ceremony in Meriden, Connecticut.
- During a routine immigration hearing in Hartford, both the minor student and his father were taken into custody, leading to efforts from local officials and advocates to secure their release.
- Classmates wore stickers on caps and cheered his name at graduation, while the board plans to hold a private ceremony when he returns.
- Board president Robert Kosienski Jr. noted the student was on the honor roll, and supporters raised $12,000 to $15,000 for legal fees.
- The student remains at an ICE facility in Texas, and the community continues advocating for his release and diploma delivery.
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‘It was very shocking’: Deportation of classmate spurs student walkout at Montgomery Blair HS
Students at Blair High School in Montgomery County at a walkout in response to a classmate being deported. (Courtesy Kyara Romero Lira) Students at Blair High School in Montgomery County at a walkout in response to a classmate being deported. (Courtesy Kyara Romero Lira) Hundreds of students staged a walkout and demonstration at Montgomery Blair High School on Thursday to protest the reported deportation of a classmate. Kyara Romero Lira, a 17-…
Protesters demonstrate against ICE detention of Maloney High Schooler in Meriden
MERIDEN, Conn. (WTNH) -- Protesters demonstrated against the detention of a Maloney High School senior by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Wednesday after he was unable to attend his graduation the day before. The rally began in the area of East Main Street in Meriden around 11 a.m. A flyer cited the walk is to "bring awareness for those who cannot walk among us due to ICE presence, threatening the safety and well-being of our community…
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