Hundreds of Inland Empire students walked out of classes this week — including hundreds on Thursday, Jan. 29, in Riverside — to protest immigration enforcement operations and President Donald Trump‘s mass deportation initiative. Students at Riverside’s Poly High School march across Central Avenue on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, after leaving campus as they protest immigration operations across the country. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)Students at Riverside’s Poly High School march across Central Avenue on Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, after walking out of classes as they protest immigration operations across the country. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)Occupants of a vehicle show support Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026, for students at Riverside’s Poly High School as they protest recent immigration operations across the country. (Photo by Will Lester, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG) ExpandAbout 200 students from Poly High School in Riverside walked out of classes Thursday, Jan. 29.