K-12 Dive Faced with students staying home or switching to online learning because of immigration enforcement activity, special educators are working to continue individualized services for students with disabilities who are suddenly out of the school building. “When...
ICE in Schools
MA: Payano-led law keeps immigrant, disabled student protections in the event of fed changes
Wavelengths A new law, championed by Sen. Pavel M. Payano, guaranteeing public education for immigrant and disabled students in the state, was signed by Gov. Maura Healey last Wednesday. Payano said the bill he sponsored in the Senate with Sen. Sal DiDomenico cements...
Administration Rescinds Access to Education Services for Undocumented Children
In a sharp departure from previous federal guidelines, the Administration has announced its intention to roll back eligibility for domestic assistance programs for children and families who are undocumented. Specific to education and citing Executive Order...
How Trump’s policies are already upending special education
Education Week Jennifer Donelli has served since 2020 as executive director of Parents Reaching Out, a nonprofit organization designated and partially funded by the federal government since the early 1980s as New Mexico’s “parent training and information center” for...
Important Updates on Executive Orders and Federal Policy Changes
Denver Public Schools Sensitive Location Revocation Recently, the guidelines that prevented Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from carrying out immigration enforcement in “sensitive locations” such as schools, hospitals, and churches were rescinded. We have...
Changes in Immigration Enforcement Starting in 2025
On January 21, 2025, the Department of Homeland Security announced a new policy allowing immigration officers and agents to carry out enforcement actions—including arrests and searches—of undocumented immigrants in “sensitive locations,” including schools and...
