Union leaders said no raids have occurred and they are committed to protecting students' safety and access to education.

There have been no ICE raids in any schools, I want to make that clear,” said United Teachers of Dade president Hernandez-Mats, as she outlined the protocols schools have to protect students from immigration enforcement.

Dr. Jose Dotres, the superintendent of schools for Miami-Dade, has not made a public statement on immigration or spoken up to quiet any of the rumors that were circulating. Miami-Dade Public Schools says a list of resources of local nonprofits who deal with immigration was sent to school principals that they may distribute to parents.

A Florida middle-school science teacher was reportedly detained by immigration officials and now faces deportation, despite being part of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. The unnamed middle school teacher in Miami-Dade County was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at an immigration hearing,

The teacher, who has not been identified, works for the Miami-Dade Public Schools and was detained at an immigration hearing, after having lived in the United States since childhood.