Two juveniles arrested after anti-ICE protest in Mesa

MESA, AZ — Mesa police say two students were arrested after a protest Friday afternoon.

Officials say the students from Poston Junior High were witnessed throwing items at officers.

One juvenile was arrested and booked into the Durango Juvenile Detention Facility for assaulting an officer after throwing an item at an officer.

A second juvenile was released and will be referred to the Maricopa County Juvenile Court, police said.

Hundreds of students and community members also gathered at the Arizona State Capitol and ASU’s Tempe campus during a nationwide day of action against ICE.

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