Clovis Police Probe Adults Over Student Protest Escort

In Clovis, California, about 50 high school students walked out of Clovis Buchanan High School on February 10 to protest federal immigration enforcement policies, escorted by a small group of adult volunteers who now face potential criminal charges from local police.

The walkout, part of a nationwide wave of student demonstrations weeks after federal agents fatally shot ICU nurse Alex Pretti in Minnesota, saw students march a mile from the school to a nearby strip mall. There, they stood on the sidewalk holding signs reading "We are not animals" and "You voted for a felon." Volunteers from the Fresno Resistance group, wearing fluorescent yellow vests, accompanied the marchers throughout the day until evening. Police monitored the event closely, deploying a Camera on Wheels vehicle equipped with high-resolution cameras and drawing on the city's network of about 500 surveillance cameras.

During the march, officers stopped and questioned three adults, including Fresno Resistance cofounder Alfred Aldrete, requesting their names, dates of birth, and phone numbers. Aldrete described the interaction as intimidating, saying the officer told him, "We can do this the easy way or we can do...