Even as President Trump takes aim at sanctuary communities through executive
orders restricting federal funding, one school district is taking steps
to become a safe haven for its students. The Sacramento City Unified School
District, which contains more than 17,000 Latinos and a student population
that speaks 48 languages, is considering a resolution to create a safe
space for all of its students, regardless of their immigration status
or ethnic background. This school district is one of the most ethnically
diverse in the state, as well as in the country. While the school district
initiated this proposal as a result of an increase in hate crimes and
rhetoric following the election, the measure takes on even more importance
as executive orders have begun to flow from the Oval Office. For a school
district, becoming a safe haven involves no sharing of data that identifies
immigration status. It also provides for professional development with
staff so that they can establish an environment of tolerance. The district
already has a zero-tolerance policy for hate, discrimination, and bullying.
The superintendent of the school district also would have the power to
stop federal agents from entering onto school property and deporting students.
Although Immigration and Customs Enforcement developed a new practice
in 2011 that prevents federal immigration agents from entering sensitive
areas, such as schools, this school district hopes to hopes to hold agents
to that practice. Since your removal case may take many months, and even
years, your ability to remain free from detention is essential to supporting
yourself and your family during a very difficult time. Not only can we
help defend you against deportation from the United States, but we also
can advocate on your behalf so that you can continue to work, if at all
possible. Contact your immigration law attorneys at
Landerholm Immigration, A.P.C., today, at (510) 756-4468. We will schedule a consultation for you to
meet with one of our skilled and experienced deportation defense lawyers
as quickly as possible. Do not delay in contacting us, so that we can
begin helping.
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