Padilla, Schiff Slam Trump DHS for Targeting Students at Los Angeles Elementary Schools
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Immigration Subcommittee, and Senator Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) issued the following joint statement after agents from the Department of Homeland Security attempted to enter two Los Angeles Unified School District elementary schools earlier this week, targeting students for immigration enforcement:
“We are outraged that Homeland Security agents attempted to conduct immigration enforcement activities targeting students at two elementary schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) earlier this week. ICE and immigration enforcement do not belong in schools — let alone elementary schools — and have no business targeting young children. Schools are a place of learning where children deserve to feel safe and supported, not terrified of being arrested regardless of their immigration status or that of their family members.
“The principals and staff did the right thing by following LAUSD protocol and asking the agents to produce a signed warrant, which the agents could not do, stopping the agents in their tracks. Our offices have demanded to speak with ICE for an explanation and will continue to fight against harmful and dangerous immigration enforcement actions and policies that threaten the health and well-being of our children, schools, and communities.”
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