Student hit by vehicle during ICE protest at a high school, police say

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) — A student was struck by a commercial vehicle during an immigration enforcement protest at school in Las Vegas, according to police.

The collision happened around 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at Desert Rose High School in North Las Vegas.

Clark County School District police said about 30 protesters were near the school entrance when the collision happened.

The commercial vehicle was slowing down after the driver saw students, but the student who was hit stepped into the street at a spot that was not a crosswalk, police said.

The victim, described as a female student, was taken to the hospital by ambulance. Police said she did not suffer life-threatening injuries, though her specific injuries were unknown.

Demonstrations took place at multiple Clark County School District campuses throughout the morning.

Students held signs that read “No one is illegal on stolen land” and “No human is illegal” while they held Mexican flags.

Clark County School District students were among the thousands of students across the country who participated in school walkouts this week to protest federal immigration enforcement.

The protests, dubbed the “Free America Walkout,” marked the one-year anniversary since President Donald Trump took office.

High school and college students nationwide left their classrooms to make a statement against the Trump administration’s immigration policies and recent ICE raids.

Students in dozens of cities participated in the walkout, including Atlanta, Los Angeles, Chicago, Seattle, Las Vegas and more.

The “Free America Walkout” website describes the effort as “fighting for a future that belongs to us all.”

“We walk out because a Free America is the only America worth calling great,” the website reads.