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Yahoo
13-06-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Protesters hauled away as anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles despite mayor's curfew order
Anti-ICE protests in Los Angeles continued even after LA Mayor Karen Bass issued a curfew from 8 p.m. Thursday to 6 a.m. Friday, as Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations continue in Southern California. Late Thursday evening, the LAPD took a bus load of more than 20 protesters away as they continued to chant "peaceful protest." The protests in LA exploded over the weekend, causing the Los Angeles Police Department to declare an "unlawful assembly" Sunday night. La-area Mayors Plead With Trump Admin To Stop Ice Immigration Arrests "Agitators have splintered into and through out the Downtown Area," the LAPD's Central Division wrote on X. "Residents, businesses and visitors to the Downtown Area should be alert and report any criminal activity. Officers are responding to several different locations to disperse crowds." Bass announced she would be extending the curfew on Thursday during a news conference and stated that it seemed to be helping to lessen confrontations between law enforcement and protesters. Read On The Fox News App "We have had to have a curfew in the city because we want to make sure that the downtown neighborhood and all the other neighborhoods are safe," she said. "But let me be very clear, we want peace to come to our city. The peace that we need to have happen needs to begin in Washington, and we need to stop the raids." Over the last couple of days what started out as a peaceful protest has continued to escalate with rioters burning flags in the streets, defacing police vehicles and destroying property. Mayor Bass Blames Trump's Ice Raids For Starting Riots While Claiming 'Things In La Are Calm' "An UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY has been declared for the Downtown Los Angeles area," LAPD stated. Since then, more than 2,000 National Guardsmen have been stationed in L.A., to combat protests that are expected to continue through the weekend. Los Angeles residents may also begin to see Marines in the area as soon, with protection operations in coordination with the National Guard set to begin Friday. Fox News' Louis Casiano and Peter D'Abrosca contributed to this report. Original article source: Protesters hauled away as anti-ICE protests continue in Los Angeles despite mayor's curfew order
Axios
30-01-2025
- Politics
- Axios
Massachusetts teachers prepare as ICE eyes schools
Educators across Massachusetts are mobilizing, learning immigration policies and familiarizing themselves with their students' rights now that President Trump is authorizing federal agents to enter schools. Why it matters: The Trump administration's decision to rescind a policy that bars agents from entering "sensitive locations" — namely, schools, churches and hospitals — has sparked fear among schoolchildren and their families, school officials say. Catch up quick: School districts across Massachusetts have started sending letters home explaining they will follow student privacy laws. They include not asking students about immigration status or sharing student information with federal authorities without a judicial warrant. The latest: Educators are also reading up on the Immigration and Customs Enforcement playbook and sharing resources students and their parents can use to prepare for the possibility of being detained, teacher unions say. What they're saying:"There's a reason why schools… are supposed to be protected: because we want to make sure that our students, regardless of immigration status, are going to school and receiving the education," says Jessica Tang, president of the American Federation of Teachers Massachusetts. The AFT is holding a nationwide webinar about immigration enforcement Thursday for teachers. Zoom in: Some school districts have trained principals and shared information internally, while others have teachers undergoing Know Your Rights workshops from local immigrant advocacy groups. In Chelsea, where nearly half of residents are born outside the U.S., teachers are connecting parents with community organizations to come up with emergency plans in case families are separated, says Kathryn Anderson, president of the Chelsea Teachers' Union. Worcester Public Schools warned bus drivers not to drop off students if ICE agents are at a bus stop. Boston Public Schools, where roughly half of students speak a language other than English at home, declined to comment on how teachers and staff are responding to the policy change. The other side: Some states, such as Oklahoma, are embracing the policy change. The Oklahoma School Board approved a rule requiring K-12 schools to collect families' immigration statuses when enrolling children. The Florida Department of Education said it would cooperate with the Trump administration, but school officials in Miami reminded principals to follow student privacy laws. Reality check: Federal law bars K-12 schools from releasing students' personal information, notes Sophia Rodriguez, an education professor at NYU Steinhardt. Schools are protected by the landmark U.S. Supreme Court case Plyler v. Doe, which requires schools to provide a free public education to any child, regardless of immigration status. Massachusetts' student records regulations also bar schools from releasing students' personal information to federal authorities without a judicial warrant in most cases, per Attorney General Andrea Campbell's recent guidance. Yes, but: That doesn't mean immigration authorities won't try to conduct enforcement actions at Massachusetts schools.
