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The Guardian - US
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Dani Anguiano and agencies

California bill requires schools to alert families of immigration agents on campuses

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Teacher Naim Muhammad holds a sign supporting immigrants on the first day of school in Los Angeles, California, on 14 August. Photograph: Marcio José Sánchez/AP

California lawmakers have passed a bill requiring schools to alert families and teachers when immigration enforcement authorities are on campuses as the Trump administration continues its aggressive mass deportation campaign.

Under the bill, K-12 schools, state universities and community colleges must notify students, faculty and staff, “similar to early warning systems in place for other campus emergencies”, according to a statement from state senator Sasha Renée Pérez, who authored the legislation.

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