Hundreds of high school students in Little Village walked out of class Tuesday to protest ICE and President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in Chicago.

They marched from Little Village/Lawndale High School's campus to the Little Village Arch.

"Honestly I did not expect this many people to show up. This started as just me and my friends organizing a walk out when we saw what happened here at Little Village last week," said one of the organizers, 17-year-old Lillian Dominiguez.

Last week in Little Village, immigration enforcement was met with community protests, and federal agents deployed tear gas at least once. The issue of chemical agents took center stage in federal court in Chicago the same day, when Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino was called to answer for possible violation

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