An NPR analysis found that, so far this year, at least 23 states have considered new legislative proposals governing federal immigration officers and K-12 public schools. Of the 40 state proposals NPR reviewed, 35 sought to limit federal officers' access to K-12 campuses and students; only one proposal — in Mississippi — sought to ensure that schools cooperate with ICE. The rest didn't explicitly limit or increase access or cooperation. Of the 40 proposals NPR reviewed, only 11 became laws by the beginning of this school year.
WinstonNPR reports that, so far this year, at least twenty-three states have considered new legislative proposals governing federal immigration officers and public schools from kindergarten through twelfth grade.
AsherSome states considered multiple proposals. Of the forty NPR reviewed, thirty-five sought to limit federal officers' access to school campuses and students.
WinstonWere any aimed at school cooperation instead?
AsherOne proposal, in Mississippi, sought to ensure schools cooperate with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE. The rest didn't explicitly limit or increase access or cooperation.
WinstonThose are different aims. How many of the forty proposals actually became laws?
AsherOnly eleven became laws by the beginning of this school year. So most reviewed proposals sought limits on access, but that doesn't mean all those proposed limits became law.
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