the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
the Voice of
The Communist League of Revolutionary Workers–Internationalist
“The emancipation of the working class will only be achieved by the working class itself.”
— Karl Marx
Nov 10, 2025
After an ICE shooting that injured two people in South Los Angeles, students of a nearby high school, Santee Education Complex, walked out in protest.
On-campus protests began on Wednesday, October 22, one day after the shooting. Students were angry at the school principal and L.A. school district officials for lifting a lockdown after only a half hour, even though the ICE raid still continued, and some students were still arriving at the school.
District officials removed the principal, but that did not stop the students. The next day, on Thursday, students walked out at 10 a.m., taking their protest into the neighborhood, where residents had also protested and confronted the ICE agents on Tuesday. On signs and in chants, students demanded a safe school and ICE out of their neighborhood. Protests continued for a third day on Friday, with the participation of students at all levels.
When the ICE raids began in June, school district officials declared L.A. schools “sanctuaries” and promised to protect their students from ICE. But Santee students found out how empty those promises were. So, they took matters into their own hands and showed up the authorities’ hypocrisy.