""To have students in class one week and then suddenly gone the next is traumatic. And to know that two young people are in a detention center when they could be in school is deeply upsetting," the district said in a statement. "The Portland Public Schools remains committed to serving all students, irrespective of immigration status, and we will not change.""
""A GoFundMe is raising money to hire a lawyer and pay bond for Carine Balenda Mbizi, Olivia Mabiala Andre, Joel Mabiala Andre, and Estefania Mabiala André. Mbizi is the mother of 19-year-old Olivia, 16-year-old Joel, and 14-year-old Estefania, The Boston Globe reported. Mbizi, of the Democratic Republic of Congo, is in the South Texas Family Residential Center, while Olivia is also in custody, according to ICE's inmate tracker.""
A Maine mother and her three teenage children were detained by federal immigration agents at the Canadian border and transferred to Texas. Two of the teenagers attend Portland Public Schools, one at Casco Bay High School and one at Deering High School. Portland Public Schools described the sudden removal of students from class as traumatic and affirmed commitment to serving all students regardless of immigration status. Canada Border Services Agency returned the family unit to a New York port of entry on Nov. 12 after denying asylum. The family entered the U.S. near San Luis, Arizona, in 2022. A GoFundMe is raising money for legal representation and bond; ICE records list the mother and one teen at a South Texas family detention center while juveniles do not appear in the tracker.
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