US EditionSD Unified Officials Blast ICE Arrest of Parent Outside Elementary School
The district confirmed the detention occurred during pickup, with staff prepared to support affected families and ensure a calm school environment, superintendent to address the situation.
- Immigration and Customs Enforcement detained a parent near Linda Vista Elementary School on Thursday afternoon while the parent waited to pick up their child.
- This detention occurred amid a recent federal rollback of protections that restricted immigration enforcement in and near schools, prompted by an executive order in January under President Trump.
- San Diego Unified School District officials, including Superintendent Fabiola Bagula, emphasized that the arrest occurred off campus but affects the entire school community and reaffirmed the district’s policy that ICE needs a signed warrant to enter school grounds.
- Superintendent Bagula emphasized that the school premises are designated secure areas where ICE cannot enter unless they possess a valid, signed warrant, and she acknowledged that the recent event caused distress and anxiety among students and families that should not be experienced.
- The district has strengthened outreach by creating a resource website, adding counselors on campus, and passing a December 2024 resolution to protect students from enforcement actions and maintain safe learning environments.
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ICE arrests parent outside of Linda Vista Elementary, school officials say
A parent waiting nearby to pick up his child from Linda Vista Elementary School was arrested Thursday by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, school officials said. The arrest occurred days after the start of the school year, and a week after another parent — who an immigration judge had ordered deportation in absentia — was taken into custody by federal immigration agents outside an elementary school in Chula Vista during morning dr…
Linda Vista Parent Arrested by ICE While Waiting to Pick Up Child from School
On Thursday, San Diego Unified’s Linda Vista Elementary became the latest local school community hit hard by a targeted ICE arrest. At around 3:10 p.m., minutes before school let out, immigration agents pulled up in an unmarked van and arrested a father waiting near the school to pick up his child, according to district officials. The student’s mother was later called to come pick up their waiting child. During a Friday morning press conference …
SD Unified officials blast ICE arrest of parent outside elementary school
In the wake of an apparent ICE arrest of an elementary school parent, San Diego Unified officials on Friday decried recent immigration enforcement efforts and sought to assure the community that families would be safe at schools. “This did not just happen to one household,” Superintendent Fabiola Bagula said at a news conference Friday. “It happened to an entire school community. It left children, families and staff with questions and fears tha…
Parent detained by ICE while waiting to pick up child from school: SD Unified
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) -- A parent was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Thursday while waiting near a school to pick up their child in the Linda Vista neighborhood of San Diego, education officials said. The incident occurred around 3:10 p.m. near Linda Vista Elementary School, located at 2772 Ulric St., the San Diego Unified School District said in a news release. In a letter sent to families, Linda Vista Elementary Pr…
Parent detained by ICE near Linda Vista Elementary School, district confirms
SAN DIEGO (KGTV) A parent of a Linda Vista Elementary School student was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Thursday afternoon, the San Diego Unified School District confirmed.According to the district, the incident happened after 3 p.m. near the school while the parent was waiting to pick up their child. "The incident was witnessed by multiple families but not by our students," the district said."We have been working with our sc…
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