'We are talking about 5-year-old': Tim Walz confronts DHS, Minnesota schools report ICE surveillance

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz stood alongside public school leaders with a stark warning: educators say federal immigration agents are following them, and fear is spreading through classrooms. The alarm intensified after the detention of a 5-year-old child, which Walz says may not be an isolated case. School officials described students afraid to attend class and families avoiding buses and playgrounds. The governor is now demanding that the Department of Homeland Security disclose how many children have been taken by ICE and to keep agents away from schools. The clash has escalated further after DHS ordered body cameras for ICE agents in Minnesota, a move Walz criticized as too little, too late. Parents, teachers, and civil rights groups are asking the same question: are schools still safe spaces for children?