5 questions educators are asking about ICE raids and supporting immigrant youth
Recent Executive Orders and ICE raids have caused fear and confusion in immigrant communities. Here’s how you can make a difference for your students.
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Educators step up their defense of students as immigration raids escalate
“Can you imagine being five years old, getting dropped off at school and being afraid that you would come home to an empty house, with no idea where your parents are or if they’re coming back?”
Student-led campaign inspires school board to pass strong ‘Safe Zone’ resolution
“Our fight for a sanctuary district is about children not being afraid to come to school as I.C.E. deportation squads roam our community, spreading fear.”
Educators save one student from gang violence and deportation, lose another – and vow to keep fighting
Educators who have been racing against the clock to save two more North Carolina students from imminent deportation are contemplating a bittersweet victory today.
ICE raids creating an education problem, not solving an immigration crisis
“EVERY student in this country is guaranteed the right to an education.”
More schools address student safety as community fears of immigration raids intensify
“The stories they come to school with are heartbreaking.”
Educators turn up the heat to rescue NC student seized in ICE raid on way to school
Acosta, a model student who is still determined to graduate, has sent word to his teachers asking them to please send his homework to the immigration detention center.