Celine Basiratmand, 12th grade

“It’s ridiculous…that they’re stopping them. What if that happened to me because I’m Persian, you know?

“I would be so upset and hurt, that like someone would like think that just because I’m Persian that I’m gonna go and do something.  It’s very understandable, like if it’s for security purposes, but at the same time it’s still, like, ridiculous — families are being stopped from going on their trip.”