A Chicago elementary school turned away agents they feared were from ICE. They turned out to be from the Secret Service
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents attempted entry into a Chicago elementary school Friday morning, but were not allowed inside or permitted to speak to anyone inside, Chicago Public Schools officials said.
Chicago school bars ICE agents who ‘showed up’ Friday morning, no arrests made
Administrators at a Chicago school on Friday barred U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents who “showed up” at the school on Friday morning. According to
Chicago school officials say they stopped federal law enforcement from entering elementary school
Chicago school officials claimed several Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents tried to enter a majority-Latino elementary school in the south side of Chicago on Friday, days after Donald Trump ’s administration rescinded long-standing policy that prohibits law enforcement actions in schools and churches.
Secret Service responded to Chicago school, agency says amid reports of ICE encounter
Despite earlier reports that ICE agents tried to enter a Chicago elementary school Friday, the agency says it wasn't them. So what exactly happened?
Secret Service mistaken for ICE during visit to Chicago elementary school
After Chicago Public Schools (CPS) initially claimed that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents visited a South Side elementary school Friday morning, it was later confirmed that this was not the case.
Secret Service Agents, Not ICE, Visited Chicago School, Officials Say Amid Deportation Fears
In a statement Friday evening, Chicago Public Schools leaders said that after their initial comments went out about ICE agents, they learned the agents were from the Secret Service. The false alarm heightened fears among immigrant communities in the country’s third-largest city.
ICE agents denied entry at a Chicago elementary school, CPS officials say
CHICAGO — Chicago Public Schools prevented officers from U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement from going into an elementary school on Chicago’s Southwest Side on Friday and talking to students, according to school officials.
Chicago school district says it was wrong about ICE agents going to a school
Chicago Public Schools said its officials made a mistake when they said ICE had gone to a school, mistaken information that caused alarm. It was Secret Service.
Secret Service, not ICE agents, were turned away from Chicago South Side school
Sources said the Secret Service was investigating an online threat that a Hamline student made against President Trump following the U.S. ban on TikTok.
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