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Immigration Concerns
- Keeneyville D20 remains committed to protecting the rights of our students, staff, and families while complying with the law.
- Per Federal law, Keeneyville District 20 does not ask for a student’s or their family’s immigration status when they enroll in school.
- The Federal Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA, 20 U.S.C. 123g) protects the privacy of student education and extends to requests from Immigration Customs Enforcement (ICE) or other federal agencies.
- District 20’s continued policy is to protect students’ rights if police or any outside agency requests to interview our students or access their records. (Board Policy 7:150 – Student and Family Privacy Rights)
- Immigration enforcement personnel are required to have a judicial warrant signed by a judge before accessing District 20 schools and other District facilities
Resources
Federal Government
- Embassies & Consulates https://www.usembassy.gov/
- National Visa Center https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/national-visa-center.html
- U.S Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) https://www.uscis.gov/
- U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) https://www.cbp.gov/
- U.S Immigration & Customs Enforcement (I.C.E) https://www.ice.gov/
State Government
- Illinois Attorney General – Immigration Rights https://illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/rights-of-the-people/civil-rights/immigration/
- Illinois Department of Human Services – Welcoming Center https://www.dhs.state.il.us/page.aspx?item=146538
Organizations
- Centro de Informacion – Elgin https://centrodeinformacion.org/
- Family Focus – Aurora https://www.family-focus.org/
- Human Rights Watch https://www.hrw.org/
- Illinois Coalition for Immigrant & Refugee https://www.icirr.org/
- POC (Partners for our Communities) https://www.poc.news/
- Illinois Access to Justice https://ilaccesstojustice.com/
- North Suburban Legal Aid Clinic https://nslegalaid.org/