Education officials in U.S. cities like Phoenix are doing what they can to ease worries over the possibility of immigration enforcement in schools.

K-12 schools across the U.S. are gearing up for potential efforts to shield their students as the incoming Trump administration sets its sights on deporting millions of people. Administrators and teachers’ unions are looking to build relationships and provide resources for students and families without legal status as President-elect Trump has pledged the

This community has a high population of undocumented and mixed-status families,” a Phoenix-area school board president, Anna Lynn Abeytia, told The Arizona Republic. “I think families are extremely worried.

In a meeting with dozens of college officials across the country Wednesday, immigration advocates outlined ways to safeguard undocumented students.