To the editor: I was a member of the Board of the Unified School District of Capistrano during the first Trump administration (“Democrats from the House of Representatives demand information after immigration agents try to enter the primary schools of Los Angeles.” April 14). The intimidation of Latin students and children in the regions of the Middle East shot in our schools. There was also concern that the border patrol could reach the campus to deport families.
I asked our district's lawyers what protections, if any, they exist to prevent border agents from entering the classrooms and eliminating children. First, I learned that All children in the United States have the right to education, regardless of their family's immigration state.. Children cannot be denied an education because they or their parents are undocumented. I also learned that our district prohibits anyone who removes a school from school who is not authorized by the child's family or guardian. This is to prevent the kidnapping and abduction of children.
Now the Trump administration has dismissed a long -term policy to prevent arrests in “sensitive areas”, such as schools. However, even so, immigration agents must identify properly and cannot stop children without a court order. Those unified directors of Los Angeles were right by denying the access of federal agents to vulnerable children without a court order. Undocumented or not, children have the right to due process in this country.
Patricia Holloway, San Clemente
