Immigration Newsletter - May 13, 2011

Departments of Justice and Education Remind Local Agencies that All Children, Regardless of Immigration Status, Are Eligible for Public Education.

May 09, 2011: Late last week the U.S. Departments of Justice and Education issued a notice reminding state and local agencies that all children, regardless of their parents' real or perceived immigration status, are given the right to equal access to public education at the elementary and secondary level. The two federal departments noted that they had received information that there have been recent incidences in the U.S. in which student enrollment was hindered based on a child's family's immigration status. The agencies remind all stakeholders that such practices go against federal law and that all children residing in the U.S. must be given equal educational opportunities.