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DC schools: DHS agents tried to ‘detain’ healthcare contractor at elementary school

D.C. public schools officials say agents with the Department of Homeland Security attempted to detain a healthcare contractor assigned to H.D. Cooke Elementary School in Northwest.

The worker is assigned to D.C. Health, and the attempt by DHS was made inside the campus’ fenced-in parking lot as students and employees arrived at the school Wednesday morning.

School officials tell ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ that personnel with DHS attempted to detain the worker. School administrators reportedly followed guidance from the D.C. attorney general and requested to see identification and a warrant.

The agents eventually left without making an arrest.

, DHS confirmed that agents were present but that “ICE did not conduct any enforcement action at the school.” The department added that Homeland Security Investigation “agents were present at the school unrelated to any kind of enforcement action.”

²ÝÝ®´«Ã½ has reached out to DHS for comment.

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Grace Newton

Grace Newton is an Associate Producer at ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½. She also works as an associate producer for NPR ²ÝÝ®´«Ã½cast. Grace was born and raised in North Carolina but has lived in D.C. since 2018. Grace graduated from American University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism and minor in art history in 2022.

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