‘I don't want to sacrifice my family for my possible success’.

Every child has a right to feel safe at school, yet ICE is threatening the safety of ALL of us in sensitive locations like schools. That's why we're fighting back. Read the latest from this week's hearing at SCOTUS:

BREAKING: Israel and Max Makoka, the brothers who were waiting for their school bus when ICE arrested them, are headed home after the arrests galvanized their Mississippi Gulf Coast community. "It’s a blessing to be around a community who cares about you,” Israel Makoka, 18, says.

Over the past few months, urban, suburban and rural communities have experienced a surge in ICE presence, arrests and deportations — affecting thousands of school-age children. It is crucial that we do more to protect these kids.

Which States Are Challenging Undocumented Students’ Right to Free Education? www.edweek.org/policy-polit...

Today, Republicans on the Judiciary Committee tried to say that immigrant children don’t deserve a public school education. As a mom and former middle school teacher, I told them just how wrong that is - and how this administration is continuing to fail America’s children and families.

Children's entertainer Ms. Rachel has a new cause: Freeing kids from ICE detention www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

ICE is using facial recognition apps to determine the citizenship status of teenagers stopped without IDs. The app pulls from DHS, FBI, and State Dept databases. No warrant. No probable cause. Just a phone pointed at a kid’s face. www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/blog/ice-ai-...

Conditions at the Dilley Family Detention Center are abhorrent: parents and children face neglect and outright cruelty. Over a decade of research and experience show that family detention is inherently inhumane. Taxpayer dollars should not be used to jail children and families. #EndFamilyDetention

The Myths and Realities of Culturally Responsive Teaching www.edweek.org/leadership/o... is new @edweek.org post

Superintendents have a message for ICE www.k12dive.com/news/superin...

Oregon lawmakers pass new notification rules for schools when ICE comes on campus www.ijpr.org/immigration/...

Posters expressing welcome and safety for immigrant students to print on your own or to order from the California Teachers Association. www.cta.org/our-advocacy...

Phoenix school for immigrants, a pillar for healing-centered approach, is closing cronkitenews.azpbs.org/2026/03/04/p...

A six-year-old student at the California School for the Deaf was detained and deported alongside his mother without due process and without his assistive devices. California's State Superintendent called for his immediate return. www.cde.ca.gov/nr/ne/yr26/y...

Resources and pointers for teaching about the war in Iran from the American Jewish Committee. www.ajc.org/GuidanceK12I...

Woodland CCSD 50 faces urgent calls from parents and staff to adopt protections for immigrant families and address alarming staffing shortages that threaten student safety and learning. Click to read more! #IL #EducationSafety #CitizenPortal #CommunityTrust #StaffingSupport

The sponsor of Tennessee's bill to charge undocumented students tuition changes course after warnings it would put a billion dollars in federal education funding at risk. A separate bill could cost over $55 million and require 900 additional school personnel. nashvillebanner.com/2026/03/03/t...

Virginia lawmakers are on track to codify Plyler v. Doe in state law, prohibiting schools from excluding students based on immigration status. One version of the bill includes the right for families to sue if a school violates the rules. www.henricocitizen.com/immigration-...

A first-generation student writes: "For my family, education was currency — a bridge out of generational struggle. The very pathways that made my presence in these institutions possible are now being publicly dismantled." msmagazine.com/2026/03/04/t...

School leaders in Massachusetts say ICE enforcement fears are driving enrollment drops — in some districts by hundreds of students. Fewer kids in seats means less state aid, which means cuts to the very services those kids need. www.wgbh.org/news/politic...

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

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 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 www.eastbaytimes.com/2025/07/02/e...

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

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...

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 (Alabama) construction site gulfcoastmedia.com/stories/ice-...

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

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...

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

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/

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/

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

📚 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.

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, educators fear they’ll become Trump’s next target. #MomSky #Voices4Victory www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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.’” www.politico.com/news/2025/04...

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

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 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 @idraedu.bsky.social www.idra.org/education_po...

OREGON Woodburn School Board rejects ‘Safe and Welcoming Schools’ resolution that would have reaffirmed support for immigrant students www.opb.org/article/2025...

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