Minnesota Superintendent Fires Back at JD Vance Over Child Detentions - The Bulwark

Columbia Heights Superintendent Zena Stenvik discusses the impact of ICE targeting families in her school district, including the detention of children like five-year-old Liam Ramos. She describes community mobilization, a shift to online learning out of fear, and emphasizes that such actions cannot be normalized, highlighting the real consequences of immigration policies.

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Minnesota Superintendent Fires Back at JD Vance Over Child Detentions - The Bulwark

Sam Stein is joined by Columbia Heights Superintendent Zena Stenvik for a sobering conversation about what happened when ICE began targeting families in her school district. After multiple students were detained, including five-year-old Liam Ramos, Stenvik describes how her community mobilized, how schools shifted to online learning out of fear, and why she says “we can never normalize this.” It’s a firsthand account of how Trump's national immigration policy collides with real kids, real classrooms, and real consequences.

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