DONALD TRUMP HAS PROMISED TO RESTART WORKPLACE IMMIGRATION RAIDS. HOW MAY THAT HAPPEN?
Children of parents who are detained or deported can experience emotional trauma, experts say, and may be caught up in the child welfare system if they don’t have any adult caregivers left in the states.
Across the country, some school districts are already preparing for possible upcoming raids after Trump takes office. Some have asked parents to update their emergency contact information and have a plan for their children should something happen.
Some community members rally around workers and their families who’ve been affected by a raid. After the Load Trail operation, the non-profit organization RAICES provided legal assistance. A local pastor opened his church to families and volunteers providing assistance.
In the Honey Grove Independent School District, teachers, other staff and the superintendent collected donations after workplace raids in 2018 during the Trump administration. Superintendent Todd Morrison himself drove some family members to immigration court in Dallas.
