Chilling Subject: DeVos: Schools should decide whether to report undocumented kids Reply-To: POLITICO subscriptions <reply-fe9a13757567027d75-1164115_HTML-765456551-1376319-0@politicoemail.com<mailto:reply-fe9a13757567027d75-1164115_HTML-765456551-1376319-0@politicoemail.com>> By Michael Stratford 05/22/2018 03:40 PM EDT Education Secretary Betsy DeVos said today that it's up to individual schools to decide whether to call U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement if they suspect their students are undocumented. "That's a school decision. It's a local community decision," DeVos said during testimony before the House Education and the Workforce Committee, adding that "we have laws and we also are compassionate." Her comments came in her first-ever appearance before the education panel, lasting close to three-and-a-half hours. Rep. Adriano Espaillat<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__go.politicoemail.com_-3Fqs-3Da51dc8fc424d77043ddf6dd2d366f81fbba4a00eef154dd56b8c8cc891529e5517d885ffe672f715cd428af597bbd8d4&d=DwMCAg&c=qmi9WrYRGQEDDOxOwKrAjW7mWovpzN_EKyRbeK_zbP0&r=L5gKkfUhAMda07UbLQcQJ14g4jQ8bqOw6eMM_8_ZiBwcm5WXk5bEIQu5PPbp8gAr&m=fK5HLlXWxi81HeY4-yXaxlCjes6wY9kZLVIm6kmiRMg&s=dpuZULjWrY5_CLeNjDLLt77SQRyK2VwFLE8ISg__XWU&e=> (D-N.Y.) asked DeVos whether school principals and teachers had a responsibility to report undocumented students or their families to federal immigration authorities. "These issues are state and local issues to be addressed and dealt with," DeVos said. President Donald Trump's administration has gone after so-called sanctuary state laws, accusing some states and local officials of obstructing the enforcement of federal immigration laws. The Department of Homeland Security has previously said<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__go.politicoemail.com_-3Fqs-3Da51dc8fc424d77047b67ff4e7e115c19dd8b33f91039016db692e7ecdf9bf1dc6cbaf2d2a810157b8892c63d53fcce28&d=DwMCAg&c=qmi9WrYRGQEDDOxOwKrAjW7mWovpzN_EKyRbeK_zbP0&r=L5gKkfUhAMda07UbLQcQJ14g4jQ8bqOw6eMM_8_ZiBwcm5WXk5bEIQu5PPbp8gAr&m=fK5HLlXWxi81HeY4-yXaxlCjes6wY9kZLVIm6kmiRMg&s=YUlSWVM49FreE2AuZTAmOK3xekqhcGIN8PdYx6LscNY&e=> that its policy generally discourages immigration enforcement in "sensitive locations" like schools, but ICE agents are permitted to enter schools under some circumstances. DeVos was also asked about reports of immigration authorities arresting parents at schools. "I would just say we are both a nation of laws and we are a compassionate people," she said. "And I think it's important that we follow the laws of the land, and if it's important that laws be changed I encourage this body to do so." DeVos also said that the Supreme Court has ruled that the government must provide funding to educate undocumented students in elementary and secondary schools. "There are undocumented children in K-12 education today that we support and give education to on a daily basis," she said. To view online: https://subscriber.politicopro.com/education/whiteboard/2018/05/devos-schools-should-decide-whether-to-report-undocumented-kids-1279463<https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__go.politicoemail.com_-3Fqs-3Da51dc8fc424d7704e6e4f1cd25417b9c43fb088dc48e38dcbf02e321e8cf08dbda60825432396288ade2f86becd15a5a&d=DwMCAg&c=qmi9WrYRGQEDDOxOwKrAjW7mWovpzN_EKyRbeK_zbP0&r=L5gKkfUhAMda07UbLQcQJ14g4jQ8bqOw6eMM_8_ZiBwcm5WXk5bEIQu5PPbp8gAr&m=fK5HLlXWxi81HeY4-yXaxlCjes6wY9kZLVIm6kmiRMg&s=SwyNYKHWGlwVnp9_-uEBbyQCTPQdsYntFN1MkmtgIkk&e=> Was this Pro content helpful? Tell us what you think in one click. 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