Schools Become ‘Safe Haven’ for Salvadoran Students in Wake of Crackdown

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More than 50,000 U.S.-born students in California have Salvadoran parents who had protected residency status. Photo by Alison Yin for EdSource

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California schools are bracing for the impact of the Trump administration’s decision to kick out thousands of Salvadoran immigrants.

“It’s a calamity for families who’ve built their lives here, own homes, own their own businesses, pay taxes, are part of the community,” said Juan Rivera of Carecen SF, a nonprofit that helps Central American immigrants in the Bay Area. “Sending these families back to a situation of extreme violence and poverty — it’s horrible to put children in that position. While this moves forward, schools can provide a safe haven.”

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