Students from at least 10 high schools across the Sacramento region walked out of school on Friday to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and federal immigration policies. Many took public transit from school to the Capitol, where they gathered for speeches, then continued to march to the John Moss Federal Building.
Protest against ICE in Sacramento on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Denis Akbari)
Students march to the John Moss Federal Building on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Denis Akbari)
A child holds a sign during an ICE protest at the state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Martin Christian)
A student leads the crowd in chants at an ICE protest at the state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Martin Christian)
Protest against ICE in Sacramento on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Denis Akbari)
Students march back to the Capitol from the John Moss Federal Building on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Denis Akbari)
CHP patrols the ICE protest at the state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Martin Christian)
Student protestors hold signs at an ICE protest at the state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Martin Christian)
Protest against ICE in front of the state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Denis Akbari)
C.K. McClatchy High School students walk out of school to protest ICE at at the state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Martin Christian)