Back of the Yards – Immigration and customs agents arrived in a primary school in the CPS in Back of the Yards on Friday, but were repressed by school administrators, CPS officials said.
US immigration and customs officials arrived at the Hamline elementary school on Friday morning, 1548 W. 48th St., officials from the Chicago public school announced. The director said that the school administrators followed the protocols and did not authorize the agents to enter the school.
Students and staff inside the school were safe, officials said.
“They kept the ICE agents outside the school and contacted the CPS legal service and the CPS security and security office to obtain additional advice,” said the carrier Word of the CPS, Mary Ann Fergus, in a press release sent by email.
ICE agents “were not allowed to speak to any student or member of the staff,” said Fergus. “Teaching and learning continued throughout the day in Hamline.”
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Natasha Ortega, director of the Hamline elementary school, said that security and school clerks followed the district protocols.
“Thanks to this, we were able to ensure the safety of our school and all our students,” said Ortega.
The status of a welcoming city of Chicago, also known as the sanctuary city, was at the center of the massive threats of President Donald Trump. Last month, the “tsar of the borders” chosen by Trump, Tom Homan, said that his efforts of mass expulsion “would begin here in Chicago”, threatening the local authorities to open the city and the county prison in The will of federal immigration agents.
Earlier this week, Chicago public schools said they would not allow ICE agents to access schools and facilities “unless they produce a criminal judicial mandate signed by a federal judge” , as indicated in their policies. School officials will not allow access to ICE agents on the basis of administrative mandates, ICE prisoners “or any other document issued by an agency applying the civil law on immigration Said the officials.
CPS CEO, Pedro Martinez, sent a letter to the district parents claiming the district position on cooperation with ICE officials on Friday.
The district will also organize 25 training courses on the knowledge of your rights throughout the school district in the coming days, said Fanny Diego Alvarez, director of the CPS family and community commitment office.
Parents can consult the directives of Chicago public schools here. This web page will be updated frequently to provide the most recent information, school officials said.
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Neighbors can report an ICE raid or arrest via the online portal of the Project Resurrection or call the ICIRR families for supporting families at 1-855-435-7693.
It is a story in development. Come back for updates.
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