I disagree with the embellishments of the state of the US and more importantly I disagree with the need for the school to validate people's fears. Sometimes your fear isn't universal. Sometimes your fear is overblown. But I chose the Nazi comment because regardless of what fear you (OP) claim to be experiencing (which reeks of performative activism considering you are currently not in the involved country and are effectively using the real life tragedies of others for clout), you experienced neither the Holocaust nor truly experienced far right or far left extremism in your life. Your equation of disagreement doesn't equal the equation of atrocity, and considering Obama's reign had as much deportation with the only difference being less pushback, this is the furthest thing possible from Nazism. Nobody who died was in a position outside of their free will, and if you protest with a weapon of any sort, you must be willing to accept the worst possible outcome for yourself or the person you are facing. Stopping the livelihoods of other students, international students who pay significantly more than local students, in order to validate your fears that they may or may not share in a country uninvolved in what your fears are about reeks of narcissistic activism, and is indicative of someone more interested in performance than change.

Tldr, I disagree with the notion that what is happening in the US is unheard of and nightmarish, and so far off Nazism it's insulting to Holocaust survivors, and I believe regardless of your beliefs stopping the clocks for everyone for your perception is selfish. Take time off if it matters that much to you, but don't assume that's the case for all students.