Fearing ICE, some students in Minneapolis retreat to virtual learning

Jan 31, 2026 - 23:00
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Fearing ICE, some students in Minneapolis retreat to virtual learning
An illustration of a girl with pigtails shown from behind, looking at a computer screen in a room with curtains drawn.

In some classrooms in the Twin Cities, more than half of the desks sit empty. The children of immigrants are increasingly absent from school, sports teams and even front yards, fearful that immigration and customs agents will detain them, or their parents, because of the colour of their skin.