Oregon’s largest teachers’ union will host several statewide trainings meant to teach school staff, families and community members how to keep students and families safe under increasingly aggressive federal immigration enforcement actions taking place near schools.

The Oregon Education Association announced Wednesday it will host three “anti-ICE” trainings in Bend, Eugene and Oregon City between Friday and Sunday with the Washington D.C.-based nonprofit League of United Latin American Citizens and the Woodburn-based Oregon for All Network.

The trainings are a response to a growing number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations that have occurred at or around schools during student pickup and drop-off times, as well as operations that have swept up students, including citizens.

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