Greater Nashua
North and South students hold walkout to protest ICE
NASHUA - In response to the ongoing violence perpetrated by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, hundreds of students from both Nashua high schools walked out of class on Feb. 4 to protest the federal agency. “We’re not free until we’re all free,” said Keegan Dolan, a senior at Nashua High School South, during the deafening protest at Stellos Stadium. Dolan said the violence in Minneapolis, resulting in the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, became too much to bear. She also said the plan for an ICE detention facility in Merrimack is particularly alarming. “It really hit home, that’s right next door,” said Dolan. Unable to stand by and watch any longer, she and her friends decided to do something and organized a walkout. Starting at Nashua South, a line of high school students, with signs and banners, stretched along Riverside Street as they made their ...
