PHOTOS: Snellville's Brookwood High School students rally and march against ICE

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PHOTOS: Snellville's Brookwood High School students rally and march against ICE

In Georgia, hundreds of students have walked out of school to protest immigration crackdowns under the Trump administration.

Brookwood High School students hold signs as they rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Brookwood High School student Kylianne Gentile, 16, leads her peers in a rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. “A lot of these people are under attack right now. I learned a lot about World War II and Hitler's regime, and I just noticed that this seems to be a pattern,” Gentile said. “America is supposed to stand for freedom for every individual, regardless of the color of their skin. This is unfair, and I absolutely will not stand for it.” (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Brookwood High School English teacher Dana Kling sits with his students during a rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. “I just want to make sure they’re safe. I’m proud of them,” Kling said. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

A Brookwood High School student holds a drawing of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos, who was apprehended by immigration officials after arriving home from preschool, during a rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Brookwood High School students rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Brookwood High School student Madison Flores, 14, waves the Mexican flag out her window during a rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

A Brookwood High School student holds a sign at a rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Brookwood High School students walk through ice on the sidewalk as they rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Brookwood High School student Alfonzo Thurman, 17, chants during a rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Hundreds of Brookwood High School students rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Brookwood High School students holds signs as they rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Brookwood High School students rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Brookwood High School students chant during a rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Brookwood High School students rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

Brookwood High School students rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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Brookwood High School students hold signs as they rally against ICE in Snellville, Ga., on Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (Abbey Cutrer/AJC)

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