Houston High School Students Protest ICE, Defy Attempts to Restrict Free Speech
Houston High School Students Protest ICE, Defy Attempts to Restrict Free Speech
Houston High School Students Protest ICE, Defy Attempts to Restrict Free Speech
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Similar Student Protests Spread in Dozens of U.S. Cities on February 6
February 9, 2026
On Friday, February 6, 2026, students at Bellaire High School in Houston, Texas, walked out as part of a coordinated regional effort involving several area schools, including Cypress Falls and Conroe High Schools, to protest operations by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) amid fears that its agents will be allowed onto school property to detain students and their families.
The Houston Chronicle article reproduced below on the Bellaire walkout conveys important developments in the fight to oppose deportations across the United States.
The widespread high-school student walkouts on January 30 are now being followed by new and similar grassroots initiatives at schools around the country.
Organized locally, these protests show that high school students are not waiting for others to prompt them into action. They’re taking initiatives that can help build a nationwide movement to oppose the anti-immigrant crackdown.