Photos: Desert View Students Walkout
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Approximately 200 students from Desert View High School marched to the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 1750 E Benson Hwy on May 6 to protest the detention of their classmate, Thomas Torres, who was stopped by a sheriff's deputy on May 2 and was detained until Border Patrol arrived.Β
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Quiriat Rosas, 17, speaks to the crowd after students from Desert View High School marched to the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 1750 E Benson Hwy on May 6th, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz. Approximately 200 students walked out to protest the detention of their classmate, Thomas Torres, who was stopped by a sheriff's deputy on May 2 and was detained until Border Patrol arrived.
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From left to right, Marcell Ibarra, 18, Daffne Anselmo, 16, and Jamilet Fragoso, 16, comfort each other after talking about their close friend Thomas Torres, a Desert View High School student who was taken into custody by Border Patrol after a traffic stop by a Pima County Sheriff's Department deputy on May 2.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily StarStudent Walkout
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Approximately 200 students from Desert View High School marched to the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 1750 E Benson Hwy on May 6, 2019 to protest the detention of their classmate, Thomas Torres, who was stopped by a sheriff's deputy on May 2 and was detained until Border Patrol arrived.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily StarStudent Walkout
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Quiriat Rosas, 17, center with sign, and other students dance to Mexican music after marching from Desert View High School to the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 1750 E Benson Hwy on May 6th, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz. Approximately 200 students walked out to protest the detention of their classmate, Thomas Torres, who was stopped by a sheriff's deputy on May 2 and was detained until Border Patrol arrived.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily StarStudent Walkout
Updated
Approximately 200 students from Desert View High School marched to the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 1750 E Benson Hwy on May 6th, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz. to protest the detention of their classmate, Thomas Torres, who was stopped by a sheriff's deputy on May 2 and was detained until Border Patrol arrived.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily StarStudent Walkout
Updated
Approximately 200 students from Desert View High School marched to the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 1750 E Benson Hwy on May 6th, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz. to protest the detention of their classmate, Thomas Torres, who was stopped by a sheriff's deputy on May 2 and was detained until Border Patrol arrived. The owner of BK Tacos heard about the protest and brought Sonoran hot dogs to the students.
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily StarStudent Walkout
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After marching from Desert View High School to the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 1750 E Benson Hwy on May 6, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz., students take a rest.Β
Mamta Popat / Arizona Daily StarStudent Walkout
Updated
Approximately 200 students from Desert View High School marched to the Pima County Sheriff's Department at 1750 E Benson Hwy on May 6th, 2019 in Tucson, Ariz. to protest the detention of their classmate, Thomas Torres, who was stopped by a sheriff's deputy on May 2 and was detained until Border Patrol arrived.
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The teen was detained by Border Patrol after being pulled over by a Pima County Sheriffβs Department officer in a traffic stop.
The teen was detained by Border Patrol after being pulled over by a Pima County Sheriffβs Department officer in a traffic stop.
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