Ava Menkes

Ava Menkes is 2025 Puffin student writing fellow focusing on foreign policy & immigration for The Nation. She is from Asheville, North Carolina, and is studying political science and journalism at University of Wisconsin–Madison.

People in Chicago protesting against recent ICE raids and President Trump.

“Every Single Day I Pray”: Young People Protest ICE in Chicago “Every Single Day I Pray”: Young People Protest ICE in Chicago

Thousands of protesters marched in Chicago against Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in their city and President Trump’s deployment of troops in Los Angeles.

Jun 13, 2025 / StudentNation / Ava Menkes

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