See photos from Sacramento ICE protest as high school students march Downtown

Our journalists reported live on Friday's student-led ICE protest.

Published on January 30, 2026

Students march in Sacramento on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.

Denis Akbari

A crowd of C.K. McClatchy High School students walk out of school to protest ICE 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

CHP patrolled the state Capitol during a student ICE protest on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.

Martin Christian

Protest against ICE in Sacramento on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.

Denis Akbari

A protestor holds a sign in the air at the state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.

Martin Christian

Protest against ICE in Sacramento on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.

Denis Akbari

A student chants during 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

A protestor holds a sign during an ICE protest at the state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026.

Martin Christian

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)
Child
A child holds a sign during an ICE protest at the state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Martin Christian)
Protestor
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)
Officer
CHP patrols the ICE protest at the state Capitol on Friday, Jan. 30, 2026. (Martin Christian)
People
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)

Students
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)

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