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A large group of students are protesting in front of a school called North High. One is on top of someone's shoulder with a sign that says, "It was never about immigrants."
Sheila Brummer
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Sioux City students join 'Free America Walkout' to show solidarity with immigrants
Sheila Brummer
Students across the country took part in the “Free America Walkout” on Tuesday to protest recent ICE actions in Minneapolis. In Sioux City, where the school district is one of the most diverse in the state, a large group gathered outside North High School.

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