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Federal Investigators Search LAUSD Superintendent’s Home and Headquarters
Los Angeles, CA – Federal authorities executed search warrants on Wednesday at the San Pedro home of Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) Superintendent Alberto Carvalho and the district’s downtown headquarters. In addition, a Miami property linked to Carvalho was also searched by FBI agents.
Ciaran McEvoy, a spokesperson for the U.S. attorney’s office for the Central District of California, confirmed the judicially approved search warrants but declined to offer further details on the nature of the investigation, citing that the warrants remain under seal.
LAUSD, the nation’s second-largest school system, issued a statement confirming the law enforcement activity and affirming its full cooperation with federal officials. “We have been informed of law enforcement activity at Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters and at the home of the Superintendent,” the statement read. “The District is cooperating with the investigation.”
Sources indicate that staff members at the LAUSD headquarters were evacuated early Wednesday morning as federal agents arrived to conduct their search. Footage from Carvalho’s San Pedro residence reportedly showed investigators, believed to be FBI agents, entering and exiting the home carrying various items, including a small suitcase and several cardboard boxes. The Miami property linked to Carvalho, located in Southwest Ranches, has since been cleared by the FBI.
Carvalho, who has led LAUSD since early 2022 and was recently reappointed to his position through September 2025, is known as a progressive educator. He has publicly advocated for protecting students from potential Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) actions within schools.
Before his tenure in Los Angeles, Carvalho spent 14 years at the helm of Miami-Dade County Public Schools, the nation’s fourth-largest school district. During this time, he faced scrutiny in 2020 over a potential conflict of interest.
He reportedly helped secure a $1.57 million donation from a company that had a pending contract with the district. These funds were directed to an education nonprofit he founded, and the company’s online learning program, which ultimately encountered significant issues, was subsequently discontinued.
In June 2021, the school’s inspector general concluded that while the donation, intended to benefit teachers, did not violate any policies, it did create the “appearance of impropriety.” The foundation was then urged to return the funds, which had been distributed to teachers as $100 gift certificates.