DHS says immigration enforcement is not happening at elementary schools

The Ministry of Homeland Security (DHS) pushed on Wednesday against the claims that US immigration agents and customs implementation (ICE) removed children from school.

In a “100 days of fighting fake news” DHS statement, the agency has responded to many narratives that have been reported by various media since Inaugged President Donald Trump -one of them is that Ice agents enter elementary schools in conducting immigration.

“Ice’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) have an inexorably affect of the protection of Americans, especially the children, who are in danger illegal alien activity “ Said DHS. “This includes investigations of potential children’s trade.”

Addressing the incidents in three primary schools, DHS explained that ICE agents are on campus for reasons not related to the “implementation action”.

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The Homeland Security Ministry said that ICE and HSI agents seen in elementary schools were not there for conducting immigration, but to explore the benefits of some children. (Immigration and customs implementation)

Local news in Washington, DC, At the end of March, they reported that HSI agents were seen at the HD Cook Elementary School campus, which prompted concern about their presence.

Although DHS did not share what the agents did, the agency said: “Ice did not spend any executive action at school. They were present at the school at a school that was not associated with any executive measures.”

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There were also reports at the beginning of April HSI agents to Russel Elementary School and Lillian Elementary School in Los Angeles.

The agents “conducted checkers of the wellness of children who have arrived unaccompanied at the border” and that visits “have nothing to do with immigration,” DHS said.

Homeland security said that “the leading efforts to carry out social welfare checks are” unaccompanied by children to “ensure that they are sure and not exploited, abused and sexually traded.”

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“Unlike the previous administration, President Trump And the Secretary of Noem assumes responsibility to seriously protect children and continue to work with the federal implementation of the law to reunite children with their families, “DHS said.

Homeland security said that “the leading efforts in the implementation of social welfare” of children who come to the border without being accompanied by “ensure that they are safe and not exploited, abused and sexually traded.” (Texas DPS)

Nearly 5,000 unaccompanied children are re -united with a relative or safe guardian in the last 70 days, the Agency said, attributing to the reunion for Noem and Milch and Human Services, Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.