Downi’s students leave campus to support unauthorized immigrants – Downi Patriot

The bottom – Hundreds of students came out of the high school Warren and Down and went to the City Hall on Thursday to protest against mass deportation of immigrants who have no constant legal status. The demonstration was organized by a rally of a youth organization, a group headed by the elderly in two secondary schools.

Common-presidents of the group, Daniel Arias and London Blanco, from the high school of Warren, coordinated with Ulysses Ayala, from Downey High School to organize a walk of more than 400 students together.

“We want to bring local awareness of people in the local area, in the city of Down,” Arias said. “We want to become aware of the city council. So, we hope, we start at the local level and move to the county and then to the state.

We want to teach, perform and combine. “

The group shared stories from friends and family members who were detained by US immigration and customs agents (ICE), or were now afraid to leave their home because of their immigration status.

The rally young people were also convinced that students knew their rights if they encounter an agent agent. They stressed that a person does not need to open their doors (to their car or home) or to search from an immigration officer, if the officer does not have a signed warrant from a judge, as confirmed by the National Immigrant Justice Center.

Ashley Katanzano, a person involved in the Media for Down to a Unified School District, stated that although the ICE agents did not attend any Down schools, the officers will be denied entry unless they have a signed warrant.

“Unfortunately, (if the student missed the class for a walk) is an unjustified absence,” Katantzano said. “Our attendance policy (there is) any student who has left the campus without permission will simply receive an unjustified absence. Their parents will receive a message about their absence, and then it depends on them if they want to clear it or how they want to continue.”

Since both are public secondary schools, Katantzano stated that the district is obliged to allow students to exercise their rights, including their ability to gather peacefully and express their rights to the first amendment. They coordinated with school staff and Down Police to provide a safe and left on the sidewalk.

A law enforcement vehicle was traveling on an extreme right lane to add extra space between students and counter -traffic.