Fear of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement(ICE) raids lingers in school communities nationwide as the new school year begins, and the presence of ICE officers at a Wilsonville middle school in mid-October only reinforced those fears.
“I want to be clear that TTSD, like Oregon, is a sanctuary district; our obligation is to keep students safe, and we are under no obligation to work on behalf of ICE,” Dr. Iton Udosenata, TTSD Superintendent, said in an email to staff following the Wilsonville incident.
Although schools are off-limits for ICE, they’re a significant worry for some families. As protests in Portland over the National Guard and ICE city violations dominate the national press, the security of immigrants is in question…