Immigration
The day ICE agents detained Liam Conejo Ramos was ‘sad and infuriating,’ his school district superintendent said. She’d hoped her students wouldn’t be targeted.
Minnesota superintendents say their districts feel the effects of immigration enforcement every day. They’re suing the Department of Homeland Security to restore ‘sensitive locations’ protections.
Hundreds of students walked out of class to speak against ICE last week leaving schools to strike a balance between student expression and student safety.
Over 100 Indianapolis students protested Immigration and Customs Enforcement in one of the latest student-driven “ICE out” demonstrations.
The proposal would bar school police officers from ticketing or arresting students if doing so would put them at risk of deportation.
ICE may not be conducting large-scale raids inside schools. But agents are getting close to schools, leaving a mark on students across the country.
More than 1,000 Denver teachers called out of work Friday, with some joining students to march around the Colorado Capitol on a day of nationwide protests.
As immigration enforcement hits close to home in their communities, Cass Tech students demand change.
Aurora Public Schools and the Commerce City-based Adams 14 district both serve large populations of immigrant students.
A letter shared with the Ypsilanti school community didn’t indicate whether any children were detained.
Critics of aggressive immigration enforcement tactics say they’re profoundly damaging students’ ability to learn and feel safe, and they're calling on Congress to act.
Abraham Lincoln High has been on the state watchlist for low performance longer than any school in Denver. But Lincoln boosted its state rating to ‘yellow’ this year at a challenging time for the Hispanic community it serves.
Tennessee GOP officials want to start tracking the immigration status of all K-12 students. They won’t yet say whether the state would share that data with law enforcement.
The district has rescinded a resolution about undocumented students that it adopted 2017, as well as another one in 2025.
The lawsuit claims that district policies supporting undocumented students violate state law.
The bill signed by JB Pritzker bars public colleges and universities and child care centers licensed by the state from disclosing certain individuals’ immigration and citizenship status.
MSCS board members say expanding bus eligibility will reduce ICE-related absenteeism. But they haven’t set a deadline to put changes in place.
The advocacy event Tuesday was held in Clark Park across the street from Western International High School, where the two detained students were attending classes.
Students activists at Western International High School are planning a press conference and rally for 3:30 p.m. Tuesday at Clark Park.
Months into ICE raids, Chicago teachers and community members are finding ways to help students cope with trauma inflicted on their communities.