5/31/2023 0 Comments Hannah is my name by belle yangHalf of my class came running back inside, panicked, hysterical, in tears, saying that la migra was coming in helicopters to get them. As my students were playing outside during recess, a news helicopter began to circle above the playground. They knew their parents could be taken away or that they themselves could be forced to suddenly leave the familiarity of their homes and schools. While politicians made statements outside, it was my job inside to calm down a class of 1st graders who were all too aware of what an ICE raid meant. Soon, Mayor Ron Dellums and members of the Oakland police force were gathered outside, denouncing the fear tactics being used by ICE. Office staff and parent volunteers called each family at home, instructing them to send only documented friends or relatives to get their children at the end of the day. The campus went into a panic, terrified that the agents would apprehend parents on their way to pick their children up from school. Rumors began to fly early in the school day among students and teachers-ICE agents had been seen parked several blocks away from the school. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raid. Nearly three years ago, the bilingual elementary school where I taught in East Oakland was subject to an attempted U.S.
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