Overview

• Reporters say ICE began an escalation on Tuesday with Chicago as a principal focus and actions in New York and other cities, while Washington, D.C., saw visible deployments and more than 300 arrests since August 7.
• Los Angeles Unified detailed wide‑ranging steps that include a family preparedness guide, staff training, added bus routes, crisis teams, free legal help, outreach to 14,000 homes with 2,000 door visits, and refusal to admit federal agents at two schools.
• Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said the district requested school‑area exclusion buffers and described a recent temporary detention of a 15‑year‑old with a disability, calling the climate harmful to students.
• Child psychologist Allison Bassett Ratto warned that enforcement‑driven fear can trigger chronic anxiety and trauma, while union leaders described masked agents near schools as traumatizing for children.
• NEA and AFT urged “safe school” policies that limit data sharing and require proper legal authorization for on‑campus actions, with guidance not to physically obstruct officers and districts in several states affirming protections for families.