Trump's immigration crackdown leaves some families weighing the risk of sending kids to school
- The Trump administration has allowed federal immigration agents to conduct enforcement at sensitive locations like schools, reversing a previous policy that protected these areas from such actions.
- Families have expressed fear about sending their children to school due to the new immigration enforcement policy, which could affect an estimated 733,000 school-aged children in the U.S. Illegally.
- Mariana Del Hierro, executive director of Re:Vision, stated that the community is scared and that they will do everything possible to keep families safe in their building.
- Michael Lukens, executive director for the Amica Center for Immigrant Rights, believes the new policy may lead some immigrant parents to keep their children home from school.
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Inland Empire school district reassures families' with immigration status concerns
A school district in the Inland Empire is reassuring families whose concerns grow about President Donald Trump’s plans for mass deportations. The superintendent of the Moreno Valley Unified School District declined to do an interview with NBCLA about the message he sent Wednesday to all families, indicating the district’s commitment to ensuring a safe environment regardless of a student’s legal status. On Thursday, an undocumented mother told NB…
Trump administration removes protections for churches, schools against immigration enforcement
EL PASO, Texas (KVIA)--President Trump's administration announced Tuesday that churches and schools will no longer have protections against immigration law enforcement. A rule prohibiting officers from conducting arrests in sensitive areas was established by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in 2011. Similar guidelines were established by the Biden administration. Advocates for immigrants have expressed concerns about stripping the regulation.…
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