Sensitive Locations

Sensitive locations are places where immigration enforcement actions such as arrests are prohibited in most instances, such as: schools of all levels, medical or mental healthcare facilities, places of worship or religious study, places where children gather (i.e. playgrounds, recreation centers), and social services establishments (i.e. domestic violence shelters, victim services centers).  On January 20, 2025, the Trump Administration rescinded the policy protecting these areas, replacing it with an unreleased directive that gives ICE agents unbridled power to take enforcement actions in any of these spaces using so-called “common sense.”