Chicago school officials mistake Secret Service for ICE
Chicago Public Schools officials incorrectly said U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agents attempted to enter a South Side elementary school.
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A statement from the Secret Service said the agents were investigating a threat against an official they are charged with protecting.
CPS says immigration officers tried to enter Chicago elementary school; ICE denies claim
Chicago Public Schools reported that ICE agents attempted to enter Hamline Elementary School Friday morning, but staff followed protocol, keeping the agents outside and ensuring no disruption to classes.
‘Misunderstanding’ over Secret Service agents sparks fear at Chicago elementary school
An elementary school in Chicago was thrown into fear and confusion on Friday when district officials mistook Secret Service agents for officials from Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Feds push back after school district falsely claimed ICE agents visited elementary campus
The US Secret Service said its agents visited a Chicago elementary school Friday while investigating a threat, hours after school officials mistakenly claimed that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents had come to the building.
ICE agents tried to raid Chicago elementary school, district says
Chicago Public School officials are speaking out after they claim federal ICE agents attempted to enter an elementary school Friday. According to school leaders, the agents arrived at the school at approximately 11:15am.
Secret Service agents, not ICE, visited Chicago school, officials say amid deportation fears
In a statement Friday evening, Chicago Public Schools leaders said that after their initial comments went out about ICE agents, they learned the agents were from the Secret Service. The false alarm heightened fears among immigrant communities in the country's third-largest city.
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