COMBATING THE SCHOOL-TO-PRISON PIPELINE
Immigration
School disciplinary practices that place immigrant students at risk
Overview
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The School-to-Deportation Pipeline, Learning for Justice, 2018
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A School-to-Deportation Pipeline?, Endzerotolerance.org, 2018
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Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Schools, Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates
In the News
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School Officials Welcome Homeland Security Surveillance after Student Fights, The Intercept, 2021
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Boston Public School District Accused of Allowing ICE to Access Students' Data, Creating a 'Dangerous School-to-Deportation Pipeline,' Newsweek, 2020
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ICE Raids Send Schools Scrambling, U.S. News and World Report, 2019
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Latino Enrollment Shrank Where Police Worked With Federal Immigration Authorities, Education Week, 2018
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Rights Groups Sue Boston Public Schools for Student Information Shared with ICE, Lawyers for Civil Rights, 2018
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For Immigrant Students, a New Worry: A Call to ICE, New York Times, 2018
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There Are Times When Schools Can't Shield Undocumented Families, Education Week, 2018
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How Immigration Crackdowns are Hurting America's Poorest Schools, Pacific Standard, 2018
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From School Suspension to Immigration Detention, The Intercept, 2018
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After An Immigration Raid, A City’s Students Vanish, The New Yorker, 2017
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Does ICE Pressure Schools for Student Info?, The Atlantic, 2016
Reports
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Immigration Enforcement and the Mental Health of Latino High School Students, Migration Policy Institute, 2020
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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, 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, 2018
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Legal Issues for School Districts Related to the Education of Undocumented Children, National School Boards Association and National Education Association, 2009
Factsheets and Multimedia
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Mapping the School to Prison/Immigrant Detention Pipeline, Forward Change Consulting, 2018
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School of Deportation Pipeline Infographic, New York Civil Liberties Union
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The Department of Homeland Security’s “Sensitive Locations” Policies, The Center for Law and Social Policy – This resource holds useful information, but federal policy has been updated since it was published. Please see Federal Resources for updated guidelines.
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Supporting Immigrant Families, New York City Department of Education
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The School to Prison to Deportation Pipeline, Immigrant Legal Resource Center
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, 2020
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How Should Schools Respond to ICE Raids? Some Advice, Education Week, 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, 2019
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Seven Ways to Protect Immigrant Youth, English and Spanish, National Juvenile Justice Network and Immigrant Legal Resource Center, 2019
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Tuscon (Arizona) Unified School District Immigration Anti-discrimination Policy, amended 2019
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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
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Immigrant and Refugee Children: A Guide for Educators and School Support Staff, American Federation of Teachers