This School District Is Preparing ‘Lockdowns’ — But Now It’s Not Just For Shootings They’ve spent years preparing for natural disasters and school shootings. Now, they are ready to do lockdowns in response to immigration raids.

These Teachers Have Taken On A New Duty In The Trump Era: Watching Out For ICE www.huffpost.com/entry/los-an...

For mixed status families, deportation fears cast shadow over new academic year As the new school year begins, mixed immigration status families face heightened fears about ICE enforcement near schools, creating anxiety that extends far beyond the classroom.

Deportation Fears Cast Shadow Over New Academic Year www.npr.org/2025/09/04/n...

Students without legal status are dropping out or delaying college as states revoke tuition breaks Across the country, tens of thousands of college students without legal status are losing access to in-state tuition as part of an immigration crackdown carried out by President Donald Trump and his a...

Students without legal status are dropping out or delaying college as states revoke tuition breaks apnews.com/article/undo...

The impact of ICE raids on school attendance is undeniable.

The removal of policies, like the sensitive locations policy, impacts children & families dealing with heightened fear of deportation, leading many immigrant parents to keep their children home.

Early childhood education is not a “public benefit”. It is a right.

Access to food and healthcare are also fundamental needs for all children.

As pediatricians, we are appalled at policies that restrict these basic needs for children in immigrant families. The chilling effect will be devastating.

‘Everyone is welcome’ classroom sign violates new Idaho law, state’s attorney general says An administrator told the sixth-grade teacher to remove the banner that had hung in her classroom for years.

‘Everyone is welcome’ classroom sign violates new Idaho law, state’s attorney general says www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/02/e...

Welcome To Class Resource Guide for Schools Serving Immigrant Populations

We’re working on an updated guidebook for school and district leaders who support immigrant students and families! What are some resources you love or that you wish existed? A lot has changed since January, and we hope to have a refreshed guide up in early August. www.welcometoclass.org

U.S. Justice Department sues Minnesota for offering in-state tuition costs to undocumented students The suit argues that U.S. citizens residing outside of Minnesota are being unfairly discriminated against by being excluded from tuition benefits.

DOJ is suing MN over its policy of offering in-state tuition regardless of immigration status, following suits in TX & KY. MN is one of 27 states plus DC that provide in-state tuition for unauthorized immigrant students.* www.higheredimmigrationportal.org/states/tuiti...

LI school nurse ‘immediately reassigned’ after allegedly wearing ‘ICE’ jacket during ‘Superhero Day,’ enraging parents A nurse at Northwest Elementary School in Amityville allegedly wore a jacket with the letters “ICE” on the back for "Superhero Day."

Long Island (New York) school nurse ‘immediately reassigned’ after allegedly wearing ‘ICE’ jacket during ‘Superhero Day,’ enraging parents www.aol.com/news/li-scho...

ICE detains 37 people at Gulf Shores High School construction site - Gulf Coast Media U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents were at the construction site of the new Gulf Shores High School on the morning of June 24. Local FBI agents confirmed that 37 people were …

ICE detains 37 people at Gulf Shores High School (Alabama) construction site gulfcoastmedia.com/stories/ice-...

‘Help, my kids are at school’: Trump’s immigration pressure targets immigrant mothers The Trump administration’s targeting of migrants has focused on women in recent weeks. After images of men handcuffed and deported to Guantánamo Bay or El Salvador , the detention of mothers in front of their children has captured public opinion. Several videos have gone viral due to the excessive use of force and the impact of family separation. Seguir leyendo

‘Help, my kids are at school’: Trump’s immigration pressure targets immigrant mothers

Immigration Raids Add to Absence Crisis for Schools

The threat of ICE raids at school doesn't just affect immigrant students & families. It affects their friends, teachers, & communities too. How can kids feel safe going to school or focusing on learning when they're afraid of being taken away? www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

Immigration Raids Add to Absence Crisis for Schools

NYT: Immigration Raids Add to Absence Crisis for Schools www.nytimes.com/2025/06/16/u...

Projected enrollment drop in Denver Public Schools could mean more school closures The northwest, southwest, and central parts of the city are expected to be hit the hardest, the district’s new Strategic Regional Analysis says.

Denver Public Schools predicts enrollment drops and possibility of more school closures by 2030
https://www.chalkbeat.org/colorado/2025/06/06/denver-public-schools-predicts-enrollment-declines-school-closures/

NYC school rallies to bring back their student detained by ICE ‘They thought no one would miss him. That was a mistake.’ Now, this Bronx school community is rallying around a student detained by ICE.

Their student was detained by ICE. Now this Bronx school is rallying to get him back.
https://www.chalkbeat.org/newyork/2025/06/05/nyc-student-detained-by-ice-supported-by-ellis-prep-bronx-school-community/

VIRTUAL Teach-In: Supporting Immigrant Students and Families in Hostile School Environments! · MomsRising Together Join MomsRising and Advancement Project for a VIRTUAL Teach-In on Supporting Immigrant Students and Families in Hostile School Environments. In today’s polarized political climate, supporting immigr...

I'm attending MomsRising Together's event, “VIRTUAL Teach-In: Supporting Immigrant Students and Families in Hostile School Environments!” www.mobilize.us/momsrisingto...

Promotional illustration for National Immigrant Heritage Month featuring a diverse group of six individuals standing above an open book, with the text 'Every Story Matters' at the top.

📚 Immigrant stories are essential to the story of America. This June #NationalImmigrantHeritageMonth, school libraries celebrate the voices, identities, & contributions of immigrants—past & present. Every student deserves to see themselves in our collections. #ImmigrantHeritageMonth buff.ly/qndWTCB

As I’ve said before, in order to build a mass deportation operation to root out 4% of the population you must first build a police state.

NEA Rises Against State and Federal Criminalization of Immigrants | NEA President Donald Trump’s anti-immigration laws and rhetoric instill fear, not ensure safety.

Anti-immigrant policies are threatening students, families, and communities. NEA is taking action to protect every child's right to a safe, welcoming public school. Learn more about Trump’s immigration agenda, its immediate impact, and get NEA resources to support immigrant students➡️

North Carolina helps kids earn college degrees in high school. It’s a lifeline for immigrant families A community college program has been instrumental in helping Latinx students in the state access higher education, while educators fear they’ll become Trump’s next target

North Carolina helps kids earn college degrees in high school. It’s a lifeline for immigrant families.

A community college program has been instrumental in helping Latinx students, educators fear they’ll become Trump’s next target.

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Judge says 2-year-old US citizen appears to have been deported with ‘no meaningful process’ The girl was deported Friday with her mother to Honduras, despite her father’s efforts to keep her in the United States.

A 2-year old US Citizen was deported Friday to Honduras.

“The judge on Friday scheduled a hearing for May 16, which he said was ‘in the interest of dispelling our strong suspicion that the Government just deported a U.S. citizen with no meaningful process.’”

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The true meaning of ‘We Are Stronger Together’. 💙

Addressing Three Misconceptions About Undocumented Students in K–12 Schools Several states are attempting to limit undocumented students’ access to public education, here is what they have wrong and why it matters.

A handful of states are considering taking away undocumented students' right to a free public education. These efforts are shrouded under the guise of relieving states of undue financial pressure caused by these students. Here are 3 facts these efforts have wrong: www.newamerica.org/education-po...

Chattanoogans rally against bill allowing schools to deny enrolling unauthorized immigrants | Chattanooga Times Free Press Dear community, a quartet of young students read, do you remember the first time you stepped into a classroom?

Chattanoogans rally against bill allowing schools to deny enrolling unauthorized immigrants www.timesfreepress.com/news/2025/ma...

"no modern administration has insisted on this standard before, & the idea that foreigners who are here on valid visas should live under fear that their every political opinion might become grounds for sudden incarceration in Louisiana or El Salvador is inhumane and close to un-American in spirit."

10 Strategies for How Schools Should Respond to Help Children Impacted by ICE Raids - IDRA When U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) conducts raids in a community, students are deeply affected. Even the threat of ... read more

10 Strategies for How Schools Should Respond to Help Children Impacted by ICE Raids

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Woodburn School Board rejects ‘Safe and Welcoming Schools’ resolution that would have reaffirmed support for immigrant students Opponents worried that the resolution would have put an ‘unnecessary target’ on the district’s back and jeopardized federal funding.

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Woodburn School Board rejects ‘Safe and Welcoming Schools’ resolution that would have reaffirmed support for immigrant students
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Schools around the US confront anxiety over Trump's actions on immigration President Donald Trump’s immigration policies already are affecting schools across the country. Officials have found themselves responding to rising anxiety among parents and their children, including...

Schools around the US confront anxiety over Trump’s immigration actions apnews.com/article/immi...

ICE Gaming Google to Create Illusion of Fast-Spreading Mass Deportations The agency’s old press releases have been republished with recent dates.

ICE is using SEO tactics to make old government press releases pop up on the first page of Google results, giving years old raids a false air of recency.