Teachers hand out 'know your rights' leaflets to students as Trump ramps up deportation drive [View all]
Source: The Independent
Friday 10 October 2025 15:50 BST
On a chilly morning, teachers at Nash Elementary School in a working-class Chicago neighbourhood greeted students with high-fives and hugs, while distributing flyers boldly proclaiming: “Defend your rights under the threat of occupation.”
Four weeks into President Donald Trump's 'Operation Midway Blitz' deportation drive, mass arrests across the city – sweeping up parents en route to school and entire families – have instilled fear in immigrant communities and a protective stance from educators, according to city leaders, the teachers' union, parents, and immigration advocates.
Some 500 National Guard troops began deploying near Chicago on Wednesday, under orders from Trump.
“My Latino students, they're fearing everything,” said Yaritza Santana, a science teacher at Nash Elementary. “They fear that they're going to just be taken.”
Read more: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/trump-ice-chicago-immigration-school-b2843290.html
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