Minnesota educators share immigration enforcement stories as DFL lawmakers prepare legislation to protect schools, students

By: Cleo Krejci

Outlets: MinnPost

Published: February 19, 2026

Words: 1,162

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 2 days ago

An elementary student walking to the bus stop alone, their parents watching from their window.

A middle schooler whose parents weren’t home when she got back from school because they had been taken by immigration officials.

A high school student detained at a bus stop, then held for five days with minimal contact.

The fear of harassment or detention by federal immigration agents has driven a spike in school absences and a shift …

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