Secret Service Agents — Not ICE — Denied Entry At Chicago School
CPS officials initially said agents who identified themselves as ICE arrived at Hamline Elementary in Back of the Yards Friday, but it was actually Secret Service agents looking for an 11-year-old who posted an anti-Trump video,
CPS says immigration officers tried to enter Chicago elementary school; ICE denies claim
Chicago Public Schools reported that ICE agents attempted to enter Hamline Elementary School Friday morning, but staff followed protocol, keeping the agents outside and ensuring no disruption to classes.
Secret Service, Not ICE Agents Turned Away From Back of the Yards Elementary School
A statement from the Secret Service said the agents were investigating a threat against an official they are charged with protecting.
ICE agents denied entry at a Chicago elementary school, CPS officials say
Chicago Public Schools prevented ICE agents from going into an elementary school on Friday and speaking to students.
US Secret Service approached South Side school, not ICE agents, CPS officials say
The U.S. Secret Service told the I-Team they approached a South Side school Friday. Chicago Public Schools officials had initially said the agents were from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Secret Service Agents, Not ICE, Visited Chicago School, Officials Say Amid Deportation Fears
In a statement Friday evening, Chicago Public Schools leaders said that after their initial comments went out about ICE agents, they learned the agents were from the Secret Service. The false alarm heightened fears among immigrant communities in the country’s third-largest city.
Secret Service Agents Visit Chicago Elementary School Over Trump Threat
U.S. Secret Service agents—and not members of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement—visited an elementary school in Chicago on Friday to investigate a threat, the agency said, after the visit sparked concerns of an immigration raid on the majority-Latino school.
ICE denies claims from Chicago Public Schools that agents showed up to elementary school
Chicago Public Schools officials claimed Friday that federal agents from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement showed up at an elementary school in the city’s South Side but were blocked by staff from entering.
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Ethics concerns raised amid Mayor Brandon Johnson's leave of absence from CPS
Mayor Brandon Johnson has pushed for the ouster of CPS CEO Pedro Martinez (left). Anthony Vazquez/Sun-Times file photo Share As the Chicago Teachers Union pushes hard to finalize a contract with ...
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Mayoral Control of CPS Ends, As Newly Elected School Board Members Take Office Amid Turmoil
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