What if ICE shows up at school? DMV districts, advocates prepare NBC4 Washington [Video]

It’s a promise that school officials often repeat to reassure immigrant communities: “Schools are really a safe space for learning,” Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Michelle Reid said.

A new Homeland Security policy could put that promise to the test.

Schools, houses of worship and hospitals will no longer be protected spaces when it comes to immigration enforcement, the Trump administration said this week. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents will be allowed to make arrests at schools, playgrounds, bus stops and religious places.

“Criminals will no longer be able to hide in America’s schools and churches to avoid arrest,” the acting Homeland Security secretary said in a statement.

“The Trump Administration will not tie the hands of our brave law enforcement, and instead trusts them to use common sense,” the statement continued, in part.

The Legal Aid Justice Center, an immigrant advocacy organization, is preparing for effects of the …