For students whose immigrant parents are deported, this California teacher offers shelter from the storm.
Last year, one of Tilton's students whose mother was deported stayed in the same spare room he is offering now.of about 94 percent, according to U.S. News and World Report. About 60 percent of the students are Hispanic.
At least 10 cities, including Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and New York City, had been preparing for possible immigration raids targeting undocumented families. While the mass raids have been delayed, according to Trump, the reports have sparked fear around the country. “We have a saying in our community, you know, ‘undocumented and unafraid.’ but the truth is that we are very afraid,” Diana, an undocumented college student and one of Tilton’s former student who wished to only disclose her first name, told NBC4 News in California.
While “the offer of a room is limited to current or former students of mine,” Tilton tweeted, “if there's anything I can do for your parents, I'd love to do that too.”“I can help you write a petition or organize a demonstration. Whatever might help,” Tilton said on Twitter in
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