"In south Minneapolis, a special education student logged on for their online class from the basement. They were hiding because immigration agents were banging at the door. A second grader started having a panic attack in the middle of art class because agents had arrested his dad. His teacher had to ask a colleague to watch the other students, bring him outside, and hold him for half an hour to help calm him."
"ICE detained preschooler Liam Ramos and his father when they returned home from school and then flew them to a detention center in Texas. Ramos was one of four students in his school district who have been detained in recent weeks. A photo of him being detained, in his blue bobbled winter hat, has become a symbol for the indiscriminate nature of the Trump administration's deportation operation."
"The Trump administration has mobilized 3,000 federal agents who have pervaded the region, arresting people at school bus stops, on morning commutes, at grocery stores and outside churches. The operation has upended the education system, parents and teachers said. Students are struggling to carry on with their lessons, while also carrying grief and fear that they, or their friends, families and caregivers could be taken away."
Federal immigration enforcement in south Minneapolis has led to arrests of parents and caregivers, including preschooler Liam Ramos and his father, who were detained and flown to a Texas detention center. Agents have conducted operations across the region, arresting people at bus stops, morning commutes, grocery stores and outside churches. Schools have been disrupted as students hide, suffer panic attacks, and struggle to continue lessons while grieving and fearing further removals. Educators report widespread harm and generational trauma among mostly Spanish-speaking families. The enforcement campaign has mobilized thousands of agents and upended daily routines and community stability.
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