By Associated Press - Tuesday, May 22, 2018

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos says decisions on whether to report undocumented students to authorities rest with local communities.

DeVos said during a congressional hearing on Tuesday, “I think it’s a school decision, a local community decision.”

She adds, “We have laws and we also are compassionate.”

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But Lorella Praeli of the American Civil Liberties Union is disputing that. Praeli says in a statement that such action would violate the U.S. Constitution, which guarantees education to every child.

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