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Low birth rates were emptying public schools. ICE deportations are now making it worse

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Low birth rates were emptying public schools. ICE deportations are now making it worse

NPR · Nov 6, 2026, 10:00 AM UTC

School enrollment was already expected to plunge by 2 million kids by 2030. Education experts say deporting immigrant families, many with school-age children, is making the crisis worse.