COMBATING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE
Immigration
School disciplinary practices that place immigrant students at risk
Trump Administration Policies
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White House Sought Ways to Block Undocumented Immigrant Children From Attending Public Schools, Time, August 18, 2019
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In a Speech to School Police, Attorney General Jeff Sessions Focuses on Immigration, Education Week, June 25, 2018, Transcript of speech to the National Association of School Resource Officers
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DeVos Backtracks, Says Schools Can't Call ICE on Students, The Hill, June 5, 2018
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Trump Order Could Give Immigration Agents a Foothold in US Schools, Guardian, August 22, 2017
The School-to-Deportation Pipeline
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School Officials Welcome Homeland Security Surveillance after Student Fights, The Intercept, November 9, 2021
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Immigration Enforcement and the Mental Health of Latino High School Students, Migration Policy Institute, September 2020
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Boston Public School District Accused of Allowing ICE to Access Students' Data, Creating a 'Dangerous School-to-Deportation Pipeline,' Newsweek, January 6, 2020
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ICE Raids Send Schools Scrambling, U.S. News and World Report, August 8, 2019
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Latino Enrollment Shrank Where Police Worked With Federal Immigration Authorities, Education Week, October 30, 2018
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Vanished Classmates: The Effects of Local Immigration Enforcement on School Enrollment, Stanford Center for Education Policy Analysis, CEPA Working Paper No. 18-18, September 2018
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U.S. Immigration Enforcement Policy and Its Impact on Teaching and Learning in the Nation’s Schools, The Civil Rights Project at UCLA, February 23, 2018
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The School-to-Deportation Pipeline, Learning for Justice, Fall 2018
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A School-to-Deportation Pipeline?, ACLU of PA, September 20, 2018
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Mapping the School to Prison/Immigrant Detention Pipeline, Forward Change Consulting, August 7, 2018
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The School to Prison to Deportation Pipeline, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
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School to Deportation Pipeline Infographic, New York Civil Liberties Union
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Schools, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
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Rights Groups Sue Boston Public Schools for Student Information Shared with ICE, Lawyers for Civil Rights, June 2018
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For Immigrant Students, a New Worry: A Call to ICE, New York Times, May 30, 2018
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There Are Times When Schools Can't Shield Undocumented Families, Education Week, May 25, 2018
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How Immigration Crackdowns are Hurting America's Poorest Schools, Pacific Standard, March 9, 2018
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From School Suspension to Immigration Detention, The Intercept, February 11, 2018
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After An Immigration Raid, A City’s Students Vanish, The New Yorker, March 23, 2017
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Does ICE Pressure Schools for Student Info?, The Atlantic, April 11, 2016
Action Resources
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Know Your Rights: The Educational Rights of Immigrant Children, factsheet and webinar, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
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Know Your Rights: Immigration & Students, ACLU of Northern California, August 2020
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How Should Schools Respond to ICE Raids? Some Advice, Education Week, August 9, 2019
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Schools and ICE: 10 Strategies for How Schools Should Respond to Help Children Impacted by ICE Raids, Intercultural Development Research Association, August 9, 2019
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Seven Ways to Protect Immigrant Youth, English and Spanish, National Juvenile Justice Network and Immigrant Legal Resource Center, 2019
- Sample Policies that Address the School to Deportation Pipeline, Dignity in Schools Campaign
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School-to-Deportation Mini-Action Kit, Advancement Project
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Handcuffs on Success: Why Immigration Enforcement in Schools is Not the Answer, ACLU of Arizona, 2015
Resources for Educators
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Guidelines for Enforcement Actions in or Near Protected Areas, US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) policy statement, October 27, 2021 Also, DHS FAQs
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Sensitive Locations Fact Sheet, U.S. Department of Education
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Tuscon (Arizona) Unified School District Immigration Anti-discrimination Policy, amended 4/9/2019
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Supporting Immigrant Families, New York City Department of Education
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Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff, American Federation of Teachers
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Legal Issues for School Districts Related to the Education of Undocumented Children, National School Boards Association and National Education Association
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The Department of Homeland Security’s “Sensitive Locations” Policies, The Center for Law and Social Policy
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Plyler v. Doe Guidance Letter on School Enrollment and Immigration Status , U.S. Department of Education and U.S. Department of Justice