San Antonio high school students protest increased ICE activity
Jan 23, 2026·Location: San Antonio, TX

High school students in San Antonio organized walk-out protests on January 23, 2026, at Holmes High School, Marshall High School, and Brennan High School to oppose increased immigration enforcement operations. The student-led demonstrations were not school-sanctioned. The protests occurred during a period when ICE activity in the region was occurring and the San Antonio Police Department had proposed cooperation with ICE.
Sources
- Local students hold walk-out protests amid increase in ICE activity
news4sanantonio.com·Jan 23, 2026·archived copy
- Student walkouts protesting ICE hit 20-plus San Antonio-area high schools
foxsanantonio.com·Jan 30, 2026·archived copy
- High school students across San Antonio walk out to protest ICE
tpr.org·Jan 31, 2026·archived copy
- Roosevelt High School students hold walk-out protest against local ICE activity
news4sanantonio.com·Jan 28, 2026·archived copy
- 'We all need to be treated the same': San Antonio students protest ICE
preview-prod.w.statesman.com·Jan 30, 2026·archived copy
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