Officers with the Department of Homeland Security recently attempted to enter elementary schools in Los Angeles, but were not allowed in.

Agents claimed to have been conducting a welfare check, not an immigration enforcement action.

School administrators say DHS lied about having permission from caregivers to speak to students.

The agency told the NewsHour, quote, any assertions that officers lied are false.

Laura Brone Lopez has our report.

Omna, the move by immigration officers at the second largest school district in the country

has sparked new fears for families, teachers, and administrators.

It comes after President Trump rescinded a longstanding policy designating schools, teachers, and administrators. It comes after President Trump rescinded a long-standing

policy designating schools, churches, and hospitals as protected areas from immigration enforcement

actions. I'm joined now by the superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District,

Alberto Carvalo Superintendent, thank you so much for joining the News Hour. Starting with these attempts by federal

agents to enter two elementary schools last week, they were looking for five students in

first through sixth grade. What can you tell us about what happened? And why were these students

and these particular schools targeted?

Thank you very much for the opportunity.

All I can tell you is that teams of four agents showed up at two different schools, two hours apart.

We, in fact, believe that these individuals belong to the same team.

They, after being asked by the principals to provide some degree of identification, they

did present credentials that identify them as agents of the Department of Homeland Security,

which they went to great lengths to actually explain to the principles that they were not

with ICE.

The problem began when, number one,

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