US EditionLA Schools Superintendent Accuses ICE of Intimidating Students with Vans
- More than 100 Los Angeles Unified School District schools held graduation ceremonies on Monday and Tuesday amid heightened immigration enforcement nearby.
- The district increased safety after detecting intensified Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity and the deployment of 300 National Guard troops to Los Angeles.
- Superintendent Alberto Carvalho deployed school police to secure graduation sites and nearby campuses, coordinating with city and state leaders to support students and families.
- Carvalho explained that although no official measures have been implemented, recent activities are perceived as attempts to intimidate and create fear among approximately 7,500 undocumented students, potentially prompting them to leave voluntarily.
- The district reiterated its pledge to ensure a secure and inclusive environment for all students, irrespective of their immigration status, while providing additional resources and remote learning options in response to ongoing protests and concerns about enforcement actions.
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LA Schools Chief Urges Superintendents Nationwide to Shield Students from ICE: 'Choose Hope'
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LA Superintendent Speaks Out Against Trump Immigration Raids
I am the leader of the second-largest public school system in the country. I am also a proud American—and once, I was an undocumented immigrant. My journey to citizenship is not just a personal story; it is a story that deeply informs how I lead, how I teach, and how I serve the over 520,000 students who attend Los Angeles Unified schools. This country gave me the opportunity to learn, to grow, and to give back. I became an educator because I be…
'Schools are not places of fear': ICE trying to snatch 1st graders from elementary schools, lies they have 'parental consent'
In yet another piece of evidence that America is rapidly sliding into outright fascism, Trump‘s goons are coming for first-graders. As per a report in the Los Angeles Times, agents with the Homeland Security Investigations unit, an investigative arm of ICE, have begun appearing at Los Angeles elementary schools attempting to seize children. The incidents have taken place over the past few weeks, with one in April seeing federal agents arriving u…
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OC RegisterLAUSD amps up graduation security amid immigration raids, protests
With about 100 school graduation ceremonies taking place Monday and Tuesday, Los Angeles Unified officials are ramping up security in response to recent immigration enforcement operations and rising fears among students and families. “What nation are we becoming?” Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Monday. “Who in their right mind would accept that reality? So I want to be reassuring to our community. Every single graduation site is a protecte…
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