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Parents in Los Angeles Fear Attending School Graduations Amid Recent Immigration Enforcement Actions
- Los Angeles hosted graduations for 250 high school students amidst recent immigration enforcement operations raising community concerns in June 2025.
- The federal policy change in January by President Trump, which removed limits on immigration actions in protected places such as schools, led to fear among families attending graduation ceremonies.
- LAUSD Superintendent Alberto Carvalho, formerly undocumented, affirmed that graduations are constitutionally protected school activities and promised school police would safeguard ceremonies from federal interference.
- Carvalho affirmed that graduation events will be protected from disruption by federal authorities, while students such as valedictorian Alex Rojas-Romero expressed sorrow over how these immigration raids are separating families.
- The enforcement actions and related rumors caused many parents to fear attending graduations, reflecting wider immigrant community anxiety but also strengthened district efforts to protect students and maintain inclusive spaces.
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WEST NORRITON – The impacts of escalating immigration enforcement locally prompted mention from several speakers at Tuesday’s Norristown Area High School graduation ceremony. “It’s been heartbreaking to observe ICE raids that have taken place this past few months. These raids are tearing families apart,” said Alex Rojas-Romero, valedictorian of the Class of 2025. He was wearing a graduation stole with the Mexican flag on it, reflecting his paren…
Parents in Los Angeles fear attending school graduations amid recent immigration enforcement actions
By Amanda Starrantino Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES, California (KCAL, KCBS) — For many families in Los Angeles, the fear of the immigration enforcement operations taking place across the city is real but so is the pride of seeing their children graduate. Even with what’s happening just miles away, graduation is a once-in-a-lifetime moment they weren’t willing to miss. “It’s my oldest daughter. It’s about Rosanna and she’s…
L.A. schools will have 'perimeter of safety around graduation sites'
Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said Los Angeles Unified School District will not tolerate any actions impacting graduation events amid ongoing federal immigration raids. “We have deployed our own police force to establish a perimeter of safety around graduations sites,” Carvalho said.
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