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| By Andrew WeberDozens of Austin public school students gathered downtown to protest the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement on their Presidents Day holiday.Outside City Hall Monday, students railed against Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s presence in Minneapolis after the killings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti and the agency’s recent activity in Austin. The demonstration came after students across Central Texas have walked out of schools to protest the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, prompting criticism from Texas lawmakers. Jacob Saldaña, a senior at Bowie High School, urged the crowd outside City Hall to keep demonstrating in spite of recent criticism from the state’s governor and attorney general. Last updated 02/16/2026 |