Quad Cities students stage anti-ICE walkouts

Dozens of students from Davenport Central High School gather on Brady Street as part of a “national shutdown” in protest of ICE Friday.
Published: Jan. 30, 2026 at 3:10 PM CST

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Some students in the Quad Cities are organizing school walk outs on Friday as part of a “national shutdown” in protest of ICE.

Dozens of students from Davenport Central High School gathered and walked up along Brady Street to demonstrate.

Also in Clinton, high school students said they have planned an “anti-ICE” protest for Feb 6.

Students in Davenport walk out of school.
Students in Davenport walk out of school.(KWQC)