Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were reported to be present near an Ypsilanti Community Schools campus Jan. 27, taking several parents into custody while off school grounds, according to a letter sent to Ypsilanti families from YCS Superintendent Alena Zachery-Ross. The letter did not indicate that any students were detained.
Zachery-Ross wrote the district does not voluntarily cooperate with ICE and strives to maintain a protected space for all students.
“Ypsilanti Community Schools remains a safe sanctuary for all scholars,” Zachery-Ross wrote. “Our district policy remains unchanged. We do not voluntarily cooperate with ICE, nor do we grant them access to our school buildings or property without a valid judicial warrant.”…