Students at New York and New Jersey universities walked out of class
Wednesday in protest over president-elect Donald Trump's stated
immigration plans, and other demonstrations were held in Florida and
California in a day of action organizers titled with the hashtag
"sanctuary campus."
A Facebook page for the movement calls on
students to "commit to putting our bodies between Trump and our
undocumented students."
Some of the protests were organized by
Movimiento Cosecha, which calls for "permanent protection, dignity and
respect for the immigrant community."
Trump campaigned heavily on immigration
"reforms," and has pledged to deport undocumented immigrants — although
he has appeared to have softened his tone somewhat since winning the election.
"It's just nice to see solidarity, and I think
people are wondering what they can do and what's the next step and how
we can become a nation that's proud of its diversity and not divided
because of it," New York University law student Sarika Arya told NBC New York.
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