Immigration Agents Tried to Enter a New York City School to Talk to a Fourth Grader
Federal immigration agents attempted to enter a New York City elementary school to make contact with a fourth grader last week, but found themselves rejected.
According to the New York Daily News, officers with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services—a wing of the Department of Homeland Security—attempted to enter PS 58 in Queens to talk to an unnamed 4th grade student. However, the agents did not have a warrant for their search, and were turned away at the school’s door. The rejection is in line with a policy Mayor Bill de Blasio’s administration put in place several months ago, which instructs public school employees to bar federal immigration officials from school grounds unless they have a warrant.