DPS has its own policy that has prohibits “federal immigration law enforcement activities” from taking place at DPS schools, on buses, on district property or at other school activities.
Denver Public Schools superintendent Dr. Alex Marrero addresses the DPS Board of Education during a meeting at DPS headquarters in Denver Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024. Denver Public School leaders are reaffirming their support for all students regardless of immigration status following a report that the second Trump administration plans to revoke a policy that for more than a decade has stopped federal immigration officials from arresting people without documentation at schools.
For more than a decade, schools have been largely off-limits for immigration enforcement. In 2011, ICE adopted a policy urging agents to avoid arresting immigrants near schools, hospitals and churches so as not to discourage them from attending to essential parts of life. School officials say children can’t learn if they’re afraid they or their parents will be detained on campus. They also say these practices safeguard immigrant students’ right to a free public education.
“We simply do not know enough about potential changes to responsibly comment,” he said in a statement. “However, DPS will continue to stand by our values and do everything we can to provide safe learning environments for our students and staff.” “Regardless of actions taken, DPS will continue to follow the law and provide an education to all students regardless of their immigration status,” Marrero and the board said in their statement. “We will also continue to protect the personal information of all of our students and staff and will not share it unless required by law.”
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