Hundreds of North Central students block traffic in ICE walkout
Cate Charron and Jade Jackson, Indianapolis Star
Mon, February 2, 2026 at 7:44 PM UTC
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Hundreds of North Central High School students participating in an anti-ICE walkout spilled onto 86th Street in northern Indianapolis on Monday.
An estimated 400-plus students blocked the intersection of 86th and Westfield Boulevard and filled the parking lots of nearby businesses.
An ambulance was on scene with Indianapolis Metropolitan Police and MSD Washington Township Police, who were blocking traffic.
“Get ICE out!” students chanted. One video showed students blocking traffic while playing music, displaying signs and waving a Mexican flag.
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Car horns honked, and some students stood on top of vehicles.
IMPD responded to the scene at 1:53 p.m. The teens at one point were fully blocking the intersection but cleared out of traffic at the direction of police.
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