The immigration raid that raises the absence of the Latin student is afraid with the start of the new school year

as New academic year Typical methods and concerns are exacerbated by access to supplies and timelines for the organization with the families of mixed immigration mode: I wonder whether their children will be sent to class due to fears of the immigration raid in the school or not.

Oriana, a mother of four children registered in schools in Phoenix, Arizona, said, “

Venezuelan women said that the fact that places such as churches and schools are no longer considered “sensitive” spaces of migration enforcement “causing a lot of fear.”

Until late January, when President Donald Trump took office, the enforcement of immigration and customs in churches, schools and hospitals was restricted.

Trump administration She defended her decision to allow immigration raids in the previously sensitive sites, Like schools. “I immigrate to the school will be” the decision of each case separately “:” ICE usually does not usually perform immigration enforcement activities in schools or school buses, “the agency told NBC News, adding that the migration procedure near the school will be from” each case decision separately. “

But the fear of potential immigration raids in schools not only comes from parents. At the end of last week, The Teachers Union in Los Angeles held a protest To demand a boycott more to protect students from migrant families.

In the last semester, after the immigration raids, the Immigration raids led to more students in the lost school, according to Thomas S. D, Specialist at the College of Education at Stanford University.

De Publish an analysis in June The results indicate that “the recent raids coincided with a 22 percent increase in the absence of daily students” in the center of the valley in California, an agricultural area that includes many migrant farmer workers.

He pointed out that absence in school was especially noticeable among pre -school and primary students.

“We have seen, when the raids began, a sharp increase in the absence of students was very distinctive from the typical patterns that we saw throughout the school year,” said DV.

What appear numbers

Outside California, states such as Washington and Ilinoy witnessed similar positions in some educational areas.

On the outskirts of Seattle, The notorious effect in the Highline, which runs nearly 30 schools. There, the data indicates that the chronic-missing absenteeism is more than 10 % of the classroom-up to 48 % for the academic year that ended in July, reflecting the gains achieved by the boycott during the previous two years in reducing K-12 absence rates.

In Chicago, high school teachers also mentioned 20 % decrease attendance Compared to the previous year.

But it is already likely that the K-12 students of Spanish origin will accumulate more than more absence before Trump’s second state. Some factors include going to work at an early age to support family, Reasons for health Or having to pay attention to a family member during school hours.

In Illinois, Spanish origin students It was the second highest rate of chronic absenteeism Throughout 2024, by 33 %, compared to 26 % in all demographic groups, according to state education council data. Noticias Telemundo called the Board of Directors and Illinois to obtain updated data until June 2025, but she did not receive a response.

The current situation adds to the disturbances to the education that occurred since the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to a widespread spread Academic delay.

Di said: “We are in an environment in which historical losses in the achievement of students and continuous increases in chronic absence, in addition to a noticeable increase in the challenges of mental health faced by young people.” “Therefore, I see these immigration raids as only adding to the great challenges of the academic recovery currently facing schools.”

Less resources, more anxiety

The absence several times during the school year has a significant impact on the student’s education.

“Such a wide absence not only leads to weak academic performance, but it often leads to students’ exit from school. The effect of exit from high school is deep, ”“ The National Association of Secondary School Directors (nasspI mentioned via email.

The association highlighted that the profits for those who do not graduate from high school Many less than those who do.

Experts said that the effect exceeds the semester.

“The attendance of the school regularly is one of the most powerful health, luxury and successful success.” He said at a conference in mid -June.

This is because absence can affect the emotional and intellectual development of children, as well as their education. For example, they can run Anxiety disturbances that destroy the well -being of children And encouraging absence in school.

Several associations launched a campaign calling for an absence in school a general health problem.

“When many students in the class are chronic absent, classes in the class affect everyone, and even their peers who attended well. It makes it difficult for teachers to teach the classroom standards and set them, as well as for students to communicate with each other,” said Hedy Chang, CEO of the attendance group, which leads a campaign in June.

Chronic absenteeism due to immigration raid fears can have an economic effect, according to Dee.

“This has financial effects on educational areas,” he said. California is one of a handful of states that, partly, on average in daily presence, according to Dee, so when fewer children appear, this means less resources.

“I expect it to have specific economic consequences for these societies, as well as the financial feasibility of the educational areas that serve them,” De said.

In many areas, repeated crimes related to absenteeism can also send young people to the court of absenteeism. There, the penalties can range from pushing fines to time in detention of events.

Latin youth, black and indigenous in the United States already It was frequently indicated To the court of absenteeism from the school from the non -Latin white students, in part because the absence in the previous demographic groups The most likely Research shows that it is registered as “unjustified or unjustified.”

Preventive strategies

In response to long -term concerns about absenteeism from school, there are strategies to combat absenteeism.

“There are many steps from provinces, schools, families and community partners to improve the attendees,” said Zhang, of the attendees.

In a school in Connecticut, where the attendees fell early in the year due to fears of immigration raids, absenteeism was curbed from absenteeism at the end of the semester with measures such as direct contact with families and the development of emergency plans.

These strategies include communication with community leaders, such as Local church personalities or Food bank Workers, who have contact with some families to help encourage them to continue sending their children to school.

Another strategy is that Nassp school principals have helped maintain close contact with students – for example, calling their families’ homes to verify them.

Experts hope that these types of measures will help address the issue of absence among mixed immigration students who are afraid of potential immigration raids.

“In some areas, we heard from students who cannot attend the classrooms regularly for reasons such as fear of raids, and virtual learning was offered to them.” “I think teachers need to be more aware of the challenges their students are currently facing because of these issues.”

Currently, with protests such as those held by the Teachers Union in Los Angeles, additional options are explored, such as a boycott level to educate parents about the importance of sharing an emergency communication with school principals in the event of deporting the parent while the child is in the school.

In the Hai Line School area in Washington State, the director of telecommunications said in an email that they are “committed to protecting the rights and dignity of all students, families and employees” and guarantee the right to public education, according to what the law is protected, “regardless of citizenship or the state of immigration.

A previous version of this story was published for the first time in Noticias Tendundo.