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Alejandra ✨
@alevazquezbaur.bsky.social
🇲🇽 de NM
ed equity & immigration justice
co-founder & director #NationalNewcomerNetwork
fellow at The Century Foundation
former teacher
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It’s the way his voice broke when he said “imagine what they’re doing to farmworkers” 😣😣

As the granddaughter of migrant farmworkers and an immigration expert, I have this exact fear. They’re kidnapping and abusing our loved ones. How else are we expected to respond?

Thank you, @padilla.senate.gov
Padilla: If this is how DHS responds to a senator with a question you can only imagine what they're doing to farm workers, to cooks, to day laborers out in the Los Angeles community and throughout California.
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Don't look away
New Data shows at least 3,800 children, including infants, have been put in detention since Trump took office. Many were held for long stretches. “There is no other way to describe it; it’s a jail for children," one parent said.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/17/c...
ICE Threw Thousands of Kids in Detention, Many For Longer Than Court-Prescribed Limit
Former immigration staffers argue ICE is choosing to detain families for prolonged periods to speed deportations and compel them to leave.
www.themarshallproject.org
December 17, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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The Vanity Fair photographer from the Susie Wiles story.

Holy. Shit.

www.washingtonpost.com/style/power/...
December 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Are you a teacher working with newcomers or English learners? Join the National Newcomer Network in the EVEN Fellowship to uplift their strengths and stories! 🌟 Apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
December 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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The National Newcomer Network is launching Elevating Voices of Educators of Newcomers fellowship to empower teachers to tell stories about the many ways immigrant students make their schools & communities better.

Learn more and apply now: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
buff.ly
December 10, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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The Dept. of Education is withholding $6.2B meant for English learners & teacher support. A survey by Immigrant Connections & National Newcomer Network shows districts risk losing staff, after-school care, family events, and classroom materials.
‘Immediate harm’: Education Department withholds $6.2B from schools
Title funding for English learners, after-school programs and professional development are among the allocations unavailable to districts and states.
www.k12dive.com
July 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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Immigration enforcement is driving away early childhood educators hechingerreport.org/immigration-...
Immigration enforcement is driving away early childhood educators
In addition to workers facing detainment or deportation, many people are staying home to avoid situations where they may encounter ICE.
hechingerreport.org
December 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Honored to be quoted in this piece alongside my dear friend and Charlotte City Councilmember, JD Mazuera, who said:

“We made a web of our own… woven by love, unity, community and laughter. In spite of fear, despair, anxiety and confusion, we always find a way to show the world who we are.”
Parents, students and immigrant advocates across the U.S. work to thwart enforcement near schools, creating safe passage to class for Trump targets. @jonapolitano.bsky.social reports www.the74million.org/article/resi...
December 10, 2025 at 6:49 PM
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Just published this new report at @tcfdotorg.bsky.social. Quick thread explaining what we found. tcf.org/content/repo...
What Families Want: New Data on Public Demand for Bilingual Education
This is an abbreviated version of the full report—to read it in full, click here. The United States has long benefited from its ability to attract and
tcf.org
November 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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"For many caregivers in these groups, daily routines are overshadowed by fear that political agendas have introduced or amplified in their daily lives." www.piqe.org/wp-content/u...
www.piqe.org
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Be among the #BraveofUS!

Calling all teachers who work directly with newcomers, children of immigrants, and/or English learners—and want to tell the world the many ways these children make our schools and communities better.

Apply to this @tcfdotorg.bsky.social fellowship: bit.ly/EVENFellows2026
December 9, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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All children deserve to live within the safety of their families, regardless of their background or place of origin.
December 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Are you a K12 teacher who works with immigrant students? Are you eager to tell the world about the many ways they make our schools and communities better? Apply for this paid 5-month fellowship from The Century Foundation’s National Newcomer Network. Deadline Jan. 4 bit.ly/EVENFellows2026

#EduSky
December 4, 2025 at 2:10 AM
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#Teachers can raise their voices for immigrant students. Apply to this paid @tcfdotorg.bsky.social fellowship and learn how. 🗣🗣 #immigrantstudents #teacherleadership bit.ly/EVENFellows2026
bit.ly
December 5, 2025 at 1:19 AM
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Teachers can lift up the voices and strengths of immigrant students. Apply to this paid @tcfdotorg.bsky.social fellowship and learn how!
#immigrantstudents #teacherleadership
bit.ly/EVENFellows2...
December 4, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Teachers can help raise their voices for immigrant students and push back on the negative portrayals of U.S. immigrants 🗣️.

Apply to this paid @tcfdotorg.bsky.social fellowship and learn how. Link here: bit.ly/EVENFellows2026

#immigrantstudents #teacherleadership #edusky
December 3, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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Check out this cool opportunity for K-12 #teachers! A chance to hone your storytelling skills and advocate for your immigrant students. And it's paid! #TeacherSky#EduSky
Are you a #teacher who works with immigrant students and wants to help tell their stories?

Apply for this NEW @tcfdotorg.bsky.social National Newcomer Network teacher fellowship! bit.ly/EVENFellows2... 🗣

#immigrantstudents #teacherleadership
December 4, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Are you a #teacher who works with immigrant students and wants to help tell their stories?

Apply for this NEW @tcfdotorg.bsky.social National Newcomer Network teacher fellowship! bit.ly/EVENFellows2... 🗣

#immigrantstudents #teacherleadership
December 3, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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Last week, ICE arrested and separated a father and son after a routine check-in. Six-year-old Yuanxin had just enrolled in the first grade at an elementary school in Astoria. Now he's in custody, alone. ICE won't say where. This cruelty serves no one. It must end.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Thank you, New York City. Together we made history.

Now let’s get to work.

transition2025.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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I am starting an Immigration and Education starter pack. DM me or comment below if you would like me to add you! go.bsky.app/4pkTW9j
October 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Guys, I’m an old, nerdy, middle-aged dad and I could crush those tests—even on a full stomach and a bottle of wine.
Lecturing active soldiers about being too fat while dropping standards so low for the ICE deportation force that a third of their recruits can't handle the easiest PT test I've ever heard of www.theatlantic.com/politics/arc...
October 21, 2025 at 3:42 AM
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CTAN is honored to collaborate with @justiceleaders.bsky.social, National Parents Union, and compassionate partners to share a Love Letter to Immigrant Families. Please share widely to let immigrant parents know they are seen, heard, & cared for!

childrenthriveaction.org/2025/10/stay...
Manteniéndonos Íntegros y Unidos: Una Carta de Amor y Guía de Apoyo Para Familias Inmigrantes - Children Thrive Action Network
Los recientes ataques del gobierno federal han dejado un impacto duradero en las familias y comunidades inmigrantes. Durante estos tiempos difíciles, reconocemos el impacto mental que están enfrentand...
childrenthriveaction.org
October 14, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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These actions absolutely cannot be countenanced as if they're just policy differences. This is mass cruelty and it's targeted at vulnerable kids. As soon as possible, the perpetrators should face charges, trial, and sentencing.

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“'This is cruelty for cruelty’s sake,' said a senior congressional aide briefed on the plan. 'Targeting children — threatening their parents — offering them cash to give up safety — this is not immigration enforcement. It’s blackmail.'" open.substack.com/pub/migranti...
BREAKING: ICE Hunts Children in Twisted 'Freaky Friday' Operation
Operation targets unaccompanied children as young as 14 — with threats, bribes, and family arrests if they refuse to self-deport.
open.substack.com
October 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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This is heinous, unforgivable behavior. This is systemic child abuse. This is flagrant disregard for children's humanity and fundamental rights. It is a policy that reveals the thoroughgoing moral depravity of its authors.
Shelters that house unaccompanied minors are bracing for "Freaky Friday," the start of an ICE operation that will first issue letters to children, seeking to pressure them to return to the countries they've fled in exchange for a cash payment. If they decline, their parents will be targeted by ICE.
October 3, 2025 at 4:07 PM