Preschooler and three other students detained by ICE, school district leader says [View all]
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune
Liam Conejo Ramos, a preschool student at Valley View Elementary in Columbia Heights, was transported by federal immigration agents to Texas with his father, according to his school district.
A 5-year-old preschool student was taken with his father by federal immigration agents shortly after arriving home from school, Columbia Heights school leaders said Jan. 21 — the first time a Twin Cities school district has publicly confirmed a student being detained by ICE since Operation Metro Surge began.
His detention, school leaders say, marked the fourth time a student from the district has been detained by federal agents in recent weeks as escalating immigration enforcement directly affects more Twin Cities schools and students. Roughly 3,000 federal agents are in Minnesota as part of what the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has described as the largest immigration enforcement operation in history.
According to the National Immigration Law Center, ICE’s policy is that arresting officers should allow a parent to make arrangements for their child’s care. It’s unclear if they did in this situation.
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