Fear and Empty Classrooms: The Human Cost of Immigration Crackdowns
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by mlopetrone@immcouncil.orgDecember 11, 2025
Since the Trump administration began arresting immigrants off the street, Philadelphia childcare provider Damaris Alvarado-Rodriguez has had to close one classroom and lay off five teachers, all U.S. citizens. Parents in her Hispanic community, many with valid immigration status, “went into hiding,” she said. “There were so many policies at once that they didn’t know how they would be affected.” Damaris’ daycare center provides donated food, infant formula, diapers, clothes, and more. She is worried about the absent children. “We know that most of the children are food-deprived,” she said. “I pray that they’re OK.”
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Originally published on Immigration Impact on 12/11/2025