Joe Amon, The Denver PostSpeaking for her 3 granddaughters at Manual High School, Rose Luella chants with students as immigrants, impacted individuals and community members marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostStudents, immigrants and supporters marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally following the announcement that President Donald Trump would end the program.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostStudents, immigrants, impacted individuals and community members marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver.
Randi Smith, a psychology teacher at Metro carries a sign for her students as students, immigrants, impacted individuals and community members marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver. (Joe Amon, The Denver Post)
Joe Amon, The Denver PostStudents listen to stories of parents and families as immigrants and impacted individuals marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostStudents, immigrants and impacted individuals marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostMetro student 26 year old Victor Galvan speaking as students, immigrants and impacted individuals marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostTears begin after 17 year old DSST Cole senior Karla Nino spoke to the crowd. "It's too much, Too much of a struggle to keep struggling for someone to tell us we can't get an education, got to college, can't go to high school." Students, immigrants and impacted individuals that marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostStudents, immigrants and impacted individuals marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally in September 2017 at Auraria Campus downtown Denver.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostFifteen year old 11th grader from DSST College View, Mario Esparca and his flag stands with students, immigrants and impacted individuals marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostNinth graders at DSST Cole 16 year old Julian Cadello comforts 15 year old Nancy Flores during the speeches as students, immigrants and impacted individuals marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostMetro student Stephanie Martinez, 19, at Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver, CO.
Joe Amon, The Denver PostStudents, immigrants and impacted individuals marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver on Sept. 5, 2017.
John Leyba, The Denver PostStudents and faculty show support as they hold signs along Speer Blvd at Viking Park on Sept. 5, 2017 at Denver North High School in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
John Leyba, The Denver PostStudents and faculty show support as they hold signs along Speer Blvd at Viking Park on Sept. 5, 2017 at Denver North High School in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
John Leyba, The Denver PostArizona Valverde ninth grader at North High, students and faculty show support as they hold signs along Speer Blvd at Viking Park on Sept. 5, 2017 at Denver North High School in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
John Leyba, The Denver PostStudents and faculty show support as they hold signs along Speer Blvd at Viking Park on Sept. 5, 2017 at Denver North High School in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
John Leyba, The Denver PostStudents and faculty show support as they hold signs along Speer Blvd at Viking Park on Sept. 5, 2017 at Denver North High School in support of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.
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Speaking for her 3 granddaughters at Manual High School, Rose Luella chants with students as immigrants, impacted individuals and community members marched to Tivoli Quad on Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally at Auraria Campus downtown Denver.
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Students, immigrants, impacted individuals and community members marched on the Tivoli Quad at Denver’s downtown Auraria Campus to defend the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program during a city wide walkout and rally Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2017. Protesters rallied against a decision by the Trump administration to end an Obama-era program that protected them and other young immigrants brought illegally to the U.S. as children. Students and faculty also showed support as they held signs along Speer Blvd at Viking Park at Denver North High School.