My hands were really shaky': high-school journalist documents ICE raids

"When immigration enforcement agents came on to her Minneapolis high school's grounds on 7 January, Lila Dominguez was in the school's basement working on an article about an ICE agent shooting Renee Good earlier that day. The high school junior was glued to her phone watching videos from outside the school. I was kind of pacing around. My hands were really shaky, she said."

"Agents had used chemical irritants outside the school and detained a staffer. The school had locked the doors to protect those inside during the chaos, but staff and students saw agents in action. ICE Needs To Get Out Of Minneapolis read the headline of a column Dominguez wrote that day, which pinged around the internet, far beyond her school community and her expectations."

"She called for ICE agents to leave town, a frequent refrain in the Twin Cities where thousands of federal agents now roam. It's hard to process these things, especially when they are happening at our front doors, she wrote on 7 January. The second I got home from Roosevelt today at 5[pm] the first thing I did was hug my dad tight. It is so important to be with the people you love during this time."

Immigration enforcement agents entered Roosevelt High School grounds in Minneapolis on 7 January while student Lila Dominguez worked in the school's basement on a story about an ICE agent shooting earlier that day. Students and staff observed agents using chemical irritants and detaining a staffer as doors were locked for safety. Minneapolis Public Schools canceled in-person classes for two days and offered virtual attendance through mid-February. Dominguez launched the school's digital newspaper and published a widely shared column titled "ICE Needs To Get Out Of Minneapolis," calling for federal agents to leave as enforcement expanded across the Twin Cities.

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