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Victoria Ciudadana asks House to shield students from ICE in public schools

The party filed the request on Nov 7, pressing lawmakers to strengthen protections against immigration interventions in Puerto Rico schools.

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Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana asked the House of Representatives on Nov 7 to strengthen protections for public-school students against interventions by ICE, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, warning that Senate Bill 1062 as approved strips safeguards the island's school protocols already provide. [1] [2] The Senate passed PS 1062 on Nov 5 by a vote of 20 to 4, after amendments reshaped a bill originally drafted to protect all immigrant students from discrimination. [3] [4] The amended version may allow ICE interventions on school grounds, and it makes legal consultation with the Puerto Rico Department of Justice and the accompaniment of an intervened student by a parent or tutor optional. [5] [6] Under the Department of Education's current protocol, both legal consultation and student accompaniment are required. [7] ACLU of Puerto Rico warned that the bill's amendments violate students' constitutional rights. [8] Victoria Ciudadana's statement objects that the measure removes the prior legal-advice requirement before school staff release student data, and it asks the House to restore the constitutional safeguards of the original draft. [9] [10] The party frames the fight as part of a broader campaign: it belongs to the Front of Organizations Against Trump Migration Policies, and its municipal legislators have filed migrant-protection ordinances in six Puerto Rico municipalities. [11] [12] The debate now reaches a school system that has already closed 265 public schools. [13]
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  1. Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana on 7 November requested the Puerto Rico House of Representatives strengthen student protections against ICE interventions in public schools · Ey Boricua
  2. Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana expressed concern over reduced ICE intervention protections in Puerto Rico public schools via Senate Bill 1062. · mvc.pr
  3. The bill passed the Senate with 20 votes in favor and 4 votes against. · noticel.comPuerto Rico
  4. The bill was originally drafted to protect all immigrant students from discrimination. · noticel.comPuerto Rico
  5. Amendments added to the bill may allow ICE interventions at schools. · noticel.comPuerto Rico
  6. The bill makes legal consultation and student accompaniment optional. · noticel.comPuerto Rico
  7. Current Education Department protocol requires legal consultation and student accompaniment. · noticel.comPuerto Rico
  8. ACLU Puerto Rico warned the bill amendments violate student constitutional rights. · noticel.comPuerto Rico
  9. Senate Bill 1062 removes the prior legal advice requirement before releasing student data. · mvc.pr
  10. Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana asked the House to restore constitutional safeguards for this bill. · mvc.pr
  11. Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana is part of the Front of Organizations Against Trump Migration Policies. · mvc.pr
  12. Movimiento Victoria Ciudadana municipal legislators filed migrant protection ordinances in six Puerto Rico municipalities. · mvc.pr
  13. 265 schools have closed in Puerto Rico. · foxnews.comUnited States
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