Colorado School District sues Trump administrators over fears of ice attacks on campus
Colorado’s largest public school district It is the first in the US to sues the Trump administration over the fear of an ice attack taking place on school grounds.
Denver Public Schools have filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and DHS Director Christa Noem over the decision to remove policies that designate schools as sensitive locations.
This policy was established in 2011 Former President Barack Obama.
The school system argues that withdrew the policy, schools have spent time and resources on teaching students and staff how to stay safe from immigration enforcement.
The Denver Public Schools System has sued the Trump administration for rescinding policies that restrict ice attacks from taking place on school grounds. (Bloomberg via Christopher Dilt/Getty Images)
“DPS is being hampered by fulfilling its mission to provide education and life services to students refraining from attending DPS schools for fear of immigration enforcement measures that occur on the DPS school premises,” the Associated Press. According to the lawsuit.
The school system also claimed that attendance has been significantly reduced since the decision.
Keeping his campaign promises Expelling illegal aliens by the masses, President Donald Trump lifted ice regulation shortly after taking office last month.
Since January 20th, ICE has illegally arrested and deported thousands of Americans. Most of them are criminals convicted in the United States or their home country. Trump’s border emperor Tom Homan is leading the charges, repeatedly saying that the ice is chasing “the worst, first.”
The goal of the lawsuit is to revive a policy that bans the Trump administration from taking place in schools, but no ice attacks have been made on the school grounds.
Denver Public Schools order staff to train staff on how to handle ice officers if they appear at school and refuse agent entry if there is no warrant signed by a judge.
“Denver parents are registered Public school children The government will enforce immigration laws for those facilities, believing that their children will be educated and enriched while they are in school,” the lawsuit said via the Associated Press.
Denver public schools told staff that ice agents could refuse to enter the school if there is no warrant signed by a judge. (istock)
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The lawsuit said there were more than 90,000 students. Denver Public School System During the 2023-2024 academic year, approximately 4,000 people were immigrants.
Denver has seen massive population jumps in recent years as the city predicts about 43,000 people have arrived in the area from its southern border, the lawsuit says.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.