Federal officials are allaying concerns unauthorized immigrant schoolchildren could be picked up for deportation, while Taylor ISD officials confirm they do not keep track of pupils’ citizenship status.
The worries surfaced last week after a South Texas school official warned that students in violation of U.S. immigration laws could be taken into custody on field trips and kicked out of the country, a claim denied by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Taylor Independent School District Superintendent Jennifer Garcia-Edwardsen offered reassurances to parents in a notice Jan. 29.
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