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This is part two of a two-part series. Read the first story here . This story was originally published by Chalkbeat. Sign up for their newsletters at ckbe.at/newsletters . Chalkbeat spent more than six months visiting ELLIS Preparatory Academy during the 2024-25 school year to understand the far-reaching effects of President Donald Trump’s immigration policy on New York City’s students.

Fifty students stood in front of the White House,

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