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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Megan Menchaca

Texas schools reported losing 14,200 immigrant kids last year. The true number is likely higher.

Texas public schools lost more than 14,200 immigrant students last school year amid aggressive immigration enforcement under President Donald Trump, state data shows.

However, multiple immigration experts said schools likely saw a much larger drop in such students than indicated in official reports as the publicly available data only includes children who meet a specific definition of immigrant under the law.

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