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LAUSD Bolsters Graduation Security After Immigration Raids Fuel Tensions

Livestream services paired with on-site safe-zone protocols reassure families fearful of attending in person

Over 300 immigrant rights activists protest multiple immigration sweeps across Los Angeles by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in front of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on June 5, 2025.
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Alberto M. Carvalho Superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District speaks during a press conference at LAUSD headquarters addressing recent immigration events on Monday, June 9, 2025. (Photo by Hans Gutknecht, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG))

Overview

  • Superintendent Alberto Carvalho ordered school police to intensify roving patrols and set up protected perimeters at all graduation venues to deter federal agents
  • New protocols grant parents immediate entry upon arrival, allow them to remain on campus after ceremonies and empower police to block any enforcement without a judicial warrant
  • Since April, the district has documented six to seven federal enforcement encounters near campuses, including an incident where a student and his father were detained and transferred to Texas
  • President Trump deployed 2,000 National Guard troops and U.S. Marines prepared for deployment after protests over ICE raids led to at least 56 arrests in Los Angeles
  • Governor Newsom sued over the National Guard deployment, and Mayor Bass alongside teachers unions have publicly condemned recent federal enforcement tactics