About This Webinar
Why Schools, Hospitals and Communities Must Remain Places of Care, Not Fear
Across the country, immigration enforcement actions are rapidly expanding in scope, visibility and impact, with profound consequences for students, families, patients and entire communities. The recent killing of U.S. citizen Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis has brought renewed national attention to the real and growing human costs of aggressive and insufficiently accountable enforcement practices.
At the same time, the Department of Homeland Security has rescinded long-standing protected sensitive locations guidance that previously limited immigration enforcement actions in places such as schools, hospitals and houses of worship, spaces that must remain centers of learning, healing and refuge. The administration’s militarized immigration enforcement in Los Angeles, New York, Minneapolis, Portland, Chicago and other cities across this country is not about safety. The erosion of these protections, combined with an intensified deportation and enforcement agenda, is fueling fear, destabilizing classrooms, deterring families from seeking medical care, and undermining trust in essential public institutions.
This webinar will examine the current state of immigration enforcement, the implications of these policy shifts, and what they mean in practice for educators, healthcare workers, students and families.
It will also highlight the AFT’s response and resources, and showcase how our locals are showing up in this moment to keep schools, healthcare facilities and community spaces free from immigration enforcement, fear and trauma.
