LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — Hundreds of Clark County students walked out of classrooms to take part in anti-ICE protests happening around the Las Vegas Valley,
These valley anti-ICE protests come on the heels of the "Free America Walkout" that occurred nationwide on Jan. 20. protesting against ICE raids throughout the nation.
WATCH: Channel 13 brings team coverage covering several high schools throughout the valley participating in anti-ICE protests
In a post on X, LVMPD said officers are monitoring several schools around the valley as students participate in walkouts protesting ICE activities.
The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department is monitoring several schools around the valley as students participate in walkouts protesting ICE activities.
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) January 21, 2026
LVMPD is also aware of several videos circulating on social media showing Department of Homeland Security officers…
Channel 13 has also been tracking reports of anti-ICE protests that were happening in schools around the Las Vegas Valley.
Northeast Career and Technical Academy & Desert Rose High School
At Northeast Career and Technical Academy, students left their classrooms to voice concerns about ICE's enforcement tactics. Student Andrew Campion said he was motivated to participate after observing what he described as problematic operations in Minnesota.
"From what I've seen is not following orders, like possibly breaking in and like doing everything a law enforcement officer shouldn't do in his train not to do," Campion said.
Parent Mariana Anaya attended the protest to support her daughter and expressed concerns about constitutional rights.
"Just the fact that some of the actions that are going through that are against our constitutional rights is what's getting to me," Anaya said.
Students who participated in the walkout received unexcused absences for skipping class.
At Desert Rose High School near the North Las Vegas Airport, a student was struck by a vehicle during the anti-ICE protest walkout. Clark County School District police said the student was transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The driver remained at the scene and cooperated with officers.
The protests occurred across multiple schools throughout the valley as students organized to voice opposition to current ICE enforcement practices.
Cheyenne High School
A different scene unfolded at the intersection of Alexander and Simmons in North Las Vegas, where dozens of students from Cheyenne High School packed every corner for an anti-ICE protest.
Around 100 students walked out from Cheyenne High School for the demonstration, many holding anti-ICE signs and flags from different Latin American countries.
Students chanted phrases like "Go home, ICE" while cars drove by honking in support of the demonstrators.
Students said they are disheartened by the immigration crackdown across the country and that many of their classmates don't feel safe.
"Some of them are afraid. Others are willing to stand up for one another," said Ayden Snell, a student at the school. "Everyone here wants to support and help everyone around them no matter what race you are and just help the community."
Students said the idea for the demonstration started online, where social media posts surfaced about the walkout. From there, it appears to have spread to many campuses across the valley.
Desert Pines High School
Students at Desert Pines High School staged a peaceful protest today, with approximately 100 demonstrators lining the sidewalks holding signs and chanting "No justice, no peace."
The demonstration was one of several student walkouts across the Las Vegas area protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity locally and nationwide.
Students said their protests focused not only on ICE's presence but on what they perceive as agents abusing their authority.
"We need to stay careful, they have too much power, ICE agents they're abusing it and I'm strongly against that and I don't want them in our society," said Javier Lopez, a student at the school.
When asked if he felt it was an abuse of power, Lopez responded, "It's an abuse of power, of course."
Metro and CCSD school police were parked nearby monitoring the situation, but demonstrations remained peaceful at Desert Pines High School.
In response to the protests, the Clark County School District released the following statement.
WATCH: Shellye Leggett reports on the latest on anti-ICE protests in the valley
CCSD's statement on protests
CCSD encourages students to be active participants in democracy by taking the time to research important issues and express their opinions civilly and peacefully.
CCSD must ensure that students are safe during the school day while on campus. Nevada law requires that we report any student who does not attend or walks out of school as unexcused unless their parent or guardian excused them from school attendance for the day.
Additionally, children in Nevada are entitled to a free appropriate public education, irrespective of their immigration status. The Clark County School District does not check any student’s immigration status and is not responsible for enforcing federal immigration law.
Last year, CCSD provided protocol to school leaders in the case that any law enforcement officer or government agent appears at one of our schools. The protocol calls for CCSD staff to verify the person's identity (e.g., by asking for identification) and to ask for the reason for the visit. If there is a concern with either the identity of the officer or agent or the reason for their visit, staff is to immediately contact the Clark County School District Police Department (CCSDPD). Per their General Orders, CCSDPD officers are not responsible for and do not enforce federal civil immigration laws.
In 2017, the School Board of Trustees adopted a resolution reinforcing the District’s commitment to students regardless of immigration status.
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