Immigration arrests spark bills to guarantee K-12 education rights for all Va. students

By: Nathaniel Cline

Outlets: Virginia Mercury

Published: March 5, 2026

Words: 1,217

Last Updated: 5 days, 19 hours ago

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Virginia lawmakers are on track to codify a 1982 U.S. Supreme Court decision that protects a child’s right to an education regardless of their immigration and citizenship status.

The move comes amid ramped up immigration enforcement, federal policy changes and related legal challenges. In January, President Donald Trump’s administration rescinded a 2021 policy set by former President Joe Biden that ordered immigration officers to avoid enforcement actions in or near certain community locations like schools, …

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