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Regardless of whether President-elect Donald Trump follows through on his pledge to deport millions of immigrants, educators around the U.S. are bracing for upheaval. Even if he only talks about it, educators and legal observers say children of immigrants may avoid school out of fear. Since 2011, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has operated under a policy that immigration agents should not arrest or conduct other enforcement actions near “sensitive locations” including schools, hospitals and places of worship. Some schools are training staff not to allow immigration agents inside in case schools are no longer off-limits.

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The USBP chaplaincy program class listen to remarks during their graduation, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2024, in Dania Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Marta Lavandier)

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FILE - An American flag hangs in a classroom as students work on laptops in Newlon Elementary School, Aug. 25, 2020, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)

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FILE - Jefferson County Public Schools buses make their way through the Detrick Bus Compound on the first day of school, Aug. 9, 2023, in Louisville, Ky. (Jeff Faughender/Courier Journal via AP, File)

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FILE- South Korean army soldiers conduct an anti-terror drill as part of the Ulchi Taeguk exercise at a park in Seoul, South Korea, May 27, 2019. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, File)