Federal immigration agents arrested a parent outside Camarena Elementary School in East Chula Vista on Wednesday morning as students arrived for school, according to the district superintendent and multiple city officials.
In a statement Wednesday, Chula Vista Elementary School District officials said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) had made the arrest. They said the arrest did not take place on school grounds and said they had strong protocols in place to prevent “unauthorized access” to their schools.
“This includes limiting access to law enforcement officials, who are not permitted to interact with students unless there is an immediate threat to school safety, such as an active emergency or a signed warrant by a judge,” wrote Chula Vista Elementary Superintendent Eduardo Reyes in an email to district families and staff…