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‘Safe place’: Fresno education leaders vow to protect undocumented students

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FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – Fresno education leaders met Thursday to address the recent immigration sweep in Kern County. This comes as students return to school this week after Winter Break, with schools noticing a decline in attendance due to fear of deportation. Central Unified, Fresno Unified, and the Fresno County Board of Education were among […]

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Oklahoman

U.S. Grant High School students protest Ryan Walters' proposal to count undocumented kids

After the walkout, a couple of students said they've seen the toll Ryan Walters' anti-immigrant rhetoric has taken on their classmates.

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YOURCENTRALVALLEY

‘Safe place’: Fresno education leaders vow to protect undocumented students

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GV Wire

School Is Safe Place for Kids Regardless of Immigration Status, Fresno Districts Say

Saying they feared children would stay away from school following immigration raids in Kern County last week, a group of Fresno-area education advocates and two trustees are emphasizing that schools are safe places for students, regardless of immigration status. Central Unified Trustee Nabil Kherfan, Fresno County Board of Education Trustee Itzi Robles, and representatives from Centro La Familia and the Education & Leadership Foundation held a n…

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The Business Journal

Central Unified leaders decry immigration sweeps’ impact on students

With immigration fears spreading across the Central Valley, six local education leaders spoke out about protecting undocumented students at the Teague Community Resource Center in Fresno on Thursday. The speakers said the Central Unified School

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Fresnoland

Immigration sweep spark fear and uncertainty in Fresno County

When Border Patrol started detaining people in the Central Valley last week, it caught elected officials and immigration advocates off guard. It sent shock waves through the agricultural industry, too.That was true, especially among citrus growers, who are actively harvesting fruit right now, unlike many other farmers in California’s winter months.In Kern County, where the immigration sweeps were concentrated, some farms saw as much as 85% of th…

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