Los Angeles Schools on Alert Amid Rise of ICE Agent Impersonators Throughout the District
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has issued a warning about reports of individuals impersonating Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and approaching members of the school community.
Superintendent Alberto M. Carvalho stated through a social media post that these incidents have created fear within the district and emphasized that impersonating law enforcement is illegal.
Meanwhile, students throughout LAUSD continued organizing walkouts across the county to protest President Trump's immigration policies, including his executive orders expanding ICE's authority to arrest individuals in sensitive locations such as schools and churches. As a result, schools in the area have been handing out "Know Your Rights" cards, which let students know their legal protections if approached by an agent with ICE
The practice has been supported by LA Mayor Karen Bass' Office of Immigrant Affairs with the aim to help immigrant Angelenos "assert their constitutional rights in encounters with federal law enforcement officials," the Community Resource Guide for Immigrant Angelenos said.
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