Minnesota districts, teachers ask for restoration of immigration enforcement limits near schools

Two school districts in Minnesota and a teachers union went to court Wednesday to challenge the Trump administration’s lift on a ban that kept immigration officials away from school grounds.  

The lawsuit was filed back in February during the height of immigration actions in Minneapolis, with school districts reporting a rise in absences and individuals arrested on school grounds by federal agents.

“Parents, children, and teachers, regardless of immigration status, reasonably fear going to school,” the lawsuit states. “School districts and teachers across Minnesota have reported significant reductions in attendance rates.”  

The Fridley and Duluth school districts, along with the Education Minnesota union, asked U.S. District Judge Laura Provinzino for a preliminary injunction or stay to restore immigration restrictions around school grounds, The Associated Press reported. 

The arguments in court centered around whether the districts had standing to sue, whether the court could legally review the policy and whether districts could show a direct harm from the policy, according to the AP.  

“ICE is not going to schools to arrest children—we are protecting children. Criminals are no longer be able to hide in America’s schools to avoid arrest,” then-Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin, who has since left the role, said in a statement when the lawsuit was filed.  

Denver Public Schools challenged this policy in court last year but dropped the case. 

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