After another anti-ICE school walkout, Los Angeles students confront federal thugs
Monday, February 16, 2026
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On February 13, 2026, thousands of high school students in Los Angeles participated in a national "day of action" against ICE, gathering outside the federal jail in downtown Los Angeles, where they were met with violence from federal agents, resulting in injuries and two federal officers being hospitalized.
According to the Department of Homeland Security, approximately 200-300 "rioters and agitators" threw objects, including rocks, at law enforcement, injuring one ICE officer and two Federal Protective Services officers, with Secretary Kristi Noem vowing to prosecute those responsible to the fullest extent of the law.
Ricardo Lopez, a history teacher at LAUSD's Synergy Quantum Academy, was fired for allowing students to join the walkout, sparking outrage and a petition with nearly 1,000 signatures demanding his reinstatement, as the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) bureaucracy remains silent on the issue.
