Colorado school district first in country to sue Trump administration over fears of ICE raids on campuses
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Colorado’s largest public school district is the first in America to sue the Trump administration over fears of ICE raids taking place on school grounds.
Denver Public Schools filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem for its decision to remove a policy designating schools – and other areas, like churches – as sensitive locations, therefore restricting immigration enforcement.
The policy was enacted in 2011 under former President Barack Obama.
The school system argues that rescinding the policy has caused schools to devote time and resources to teaching students and staff how to remain safe from immigration enforcement.
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The Denver Public Schools system has sued the Trump administration for rescinding its policy restricting ICE raids from taking place on school grounds. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“DPS is hindered in fulfilling its mission of providing education and life services to the students who are refraining from attending DPS schools for fear of immigration enforcement actions occurring on DPS school grounds,” the lawsuit states, according to The Associated Press.
The school system also argued that attendance has significantly declined since the decision.
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