Educators Sue to Keep Immigration Agents From Schools and Bus Stops

Educators in Minnesota filed a federal lawsuit seeking to stop federal agents from conducting immigration enforcement near schools and bus stops. The suit, brought by Education Minnesota and the school districts in Duluth and Fridley, names federal agencies and officials including the Department of Homeland Security.

Plaintiffs say the Trump administration unlawfully sent agents to schools and bus stops, making arrests near schools and creating an atmosphere of fear for native-born citizens, naturalized citizens and legally present immigrants alike. The lawsuit challenges a Trump administration policy that rescinded federal guidance limiting immigration enforcement at or near so-called sensitive locations such as schools, churches and hospitals.

The complaint argues the change usurped decades of federal precedent and violated the Administrative Procedure Act, noting that since the 1990s the government had instructed agents to minimize impact in places with children and to get special permission and operate discreetly.

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