CPS says ICE agents ‘showed up' at Chicago school, Secret Service says it was them
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were seen at a Chicago school Friday afternoon, according to officials with the city's public school district, though a spokesperson for the agency denied such an encounter.
ICE denies claims from Chicago Public Schools that agents showed up to elementary school
Chicago Public Schools does not ask students for their immigration status, nor do they coordinate with any federal enforcement agencies, CPS has said.
Chicago school officials say staff turned federal immigration agents away from a Chicago elementary school
The incident comes amid a threatened Trump administration crackdown and sent ripples of fear through the K-8 school.
Secret Service agents responded to Chicago school, not ICE, agency says
Despite earlier reports that ICE agents tried to enter a Chicago elementary school Friday, the agency says it wasn't them. So what exactly happened?
ICE agents denied entry at a Chicago elementary school, CPS officials say
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools prevented officers from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement from going into an elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side on Friday and talking to students, according to school officials.
Reported ICE visit to Chicago school was actually Secret Service, officials say
A reported sighting of immigration agents attempting to enter an elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side Friday was actually Secret Service agents investigating a threat, a federal spokesperson said late Friday afternoon.
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In Trump's first week as president, angst over deportation threats continues to rise
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