Detroit schools superintendent Vitti: ICE can't come into our schools
Leaders of Michigan’s largest school district have rolled out a new plan to protect immigrants’ rights on school grounds, saying immigration-related fears are seeping into the classroom and hurting student learning.
A week after the Detroit Public Schools Community District adopted new protections for immigrant families — and less than a month after federal officials arrested hundreds of migrants on the first day of school in Mississippi — officials took to the stage this week to answer questions about what it means to be a sanctuary district.
In short, officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal enforcement agencies will no longer be allowed to enter district property without a search warrant, and schools won’t collect information related to students’ immigration statuses.
“We have drawn a line in the sand, to say that when children come into our schools, they are safe,” said Superintendent Nikolai Vitti, adding: “As superintendent, I’ll be the first to put myself at the front door to say, ‘You’re not coming in to our schools.’ ”
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