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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
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Lauren Aratani

Democratic senators call on education department to stop ICE raids by schools

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Cory Booker and Ed Markey hold a press conference at the Capitol in Washington DC earlier this year. Photograph: John McDonnell/AP

A group of Democratic senators have demanded that the Department of Education stop immigration enforcement activities from taking place close to schools, following several violent crackdowns near school grounds in Chicago.

Although the raids are conducted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which is under the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the senators are making an appeal directly to the education secretary, Linda McMahon.

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