A new study finds that ICE raids are not just hurting students who may not be citizens or ones who have family members who may not be citizens.

The study, THE EFFECTS OF IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT ON STUDENT OUTCOMES IN A NEW ERA OF IMMIGRATION POLICY IN THE UNITED STATES, says:

We estimate the effects of recent immigration enforcement exposure on attendance,
disciplinary incidents, and test scores of a range of students, including both Spanish-speaking
and non-Spanish-speaking students and foreign-born and U.S.-born students. We find evidence
that the recent surge in interior immigration enforcement reduced test scores for both U.S.-born and foreign-born Spanish-speaking students, especially in higher-poverty middle and high
schools.

It’s not a surprise to any educator – living in a community of intimidation and fear is not conducive to teaching and learning.  Just check out the series I’ve been running at my Ed Week column where Chicago educators share what it’s like there: ‘Am I Doing Enough?’: Chicago Teachers Share Their Heartache Over ICE Raids.

Chalkbeat has also run a good summary of this recent study, Immigration enforcement appears to hurt test scores, and not just for immigrant students: study.

For other research documenting the impact the Trump administration’s kidnapping efforts have been having on students, see To No One’s Surprise, Research Finds That ICE Raids ‘Are Having Disruptive Effects On Students’