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Roblox Anti-ICE Protests See In-Game 'Police Violence,' Participants Say
- Seventeen-Year-Old Simon Gutierrez organized a protest against ICE on Roblox yesterday after he was barred from attending real-life 'No Kings' protests this past weekend.
- The online protests follow nationwide offline demonstrations sparked by President Trump's recent escalation of mass deportations and increased ICE raids, which have sparked widespread criticism and legal threats.
- Thousands of Roblox players engage in virtual protests against ICE by storming through blockades, displaying Mexican flags, and confronting others dressed as law enforcement, while footage of these activities circulates widely on TikTok.
- Support for the protests is reflected in polls showing 47 percent nationwide disapproval of Trump's crackdown, with a 58 percent disapproval rate in California, and protest slogans like 'ICE Out of California' appear in both virtual and offline actions.
- These virtual and offline protests illustrate young people's urge to express dissent amid limited real-life protest access, suggesting digital platforms like Roblox are becoming emerging spaces for civic engagement.
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The avatar of an ICE agent surrounds a man in a Mexican hat. He is uploaded to a black van with the acronyms of the Immigration and Customs Service. Four characters escort him. Two carry long weapons. It is not a real raid, it is Roblox, one of the most popular video games in the world among children. And it is also the new stage of a protest against the migration policies of the Donald Trump Administration, against deportations and against fear.
This Teen Organized a Roblox Protest Against ICE For Other Kids Who Were Too Young
Kids are speaking out against Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in their own way — via video games! One passionate teen started a virtual protest against ICE on Roblox on June 12 after not being able to attend the raids that happened all over the country. A 17-year-old high school student Simon Gutierrez organized the Roblox protest against ICE, per an article written by Taylor Lorenz for User Mag, which was picked up by Teen Vogue…
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