CHICAGO – Sunday marks one year since two Chicago Public Schools students were shot and killed in The Loop. The students have since been identified as 16-year-old Robert Boston and 17-year-old Monterio Williams.
The Secret Service is continuing to release information after Chicago school officials responded to what they thought was an ICE action Friday.
Chicago Public Schools officials claimed Friday that federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement showed up at an elementary school in the city’s South Side but were blocked by staff from entering.
Law enforcement agents attempted entry into a Chicago elementary school Friday morning, but were not allowed inside or permitted to speak to anyone inside, Chicago Public Schools officials said.
CHICAGO (AP) — Top Trump administration officials, including “border czar” Tom Homan and the acting deputy attorney general, visited Chicago on Sunday to witness the start of ramped-up immigration enforcement in the nation’s third-largest city.
Chicago Public Schools officials incorrectly said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents attempted to enter a South Side elementary school.
Chicago Public School's claim about ICE agents showing up to elem. school debunked amid "performative photo op" against Pres. Trump.
The Trump administration revoked a policy that prohibited arrests by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at or near schools, places of worship and other places deemed to be "sensitive locations.
The move to e-learning for some schools in the Chicago area comes after more than 100 schools across the city and the suburbs either closed or moved to online learning due to extreme cold, with wind chills as low as -30.
Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union sent a letter reaffirming their commitment to being a sanctuary place for all students, parents, and employees.
The Trump administration authorized federal immigration authorities to target schools and churches, revoking a policy that barred arrests in "sensitive" areas, DHS said.
The Civic Federation said dwindling enrollment, rising costs, long-term pension liabilities, and infrastructure needs have left the district on "the financial brink."