GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – Grand Rapids Public Schools have directed anyone affiliated with district to ask for detailed information about U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents that come to its schools.

The district created a page on its website that explains to its employees how to interact with ICE agents.

What’s the policy?

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The districts states in its policy:

  • Ask for identification. Do not allow the ICE official to have any contact with staff or scholars.
  • Enter the visitor (ICE official) into our RAPTOR visitor management system. (If available)
  • Take a copy of the ICE officials’ credentials and ask for a business card.
  • Take detailed notes of badge numbers, number of agents, names of agents, time and date visit occurred, type of vehicle they were driving and exactly what occurred.
  • If the ICE Official refuses to show any identification; politely stop the conversation and ask the individual to leave the building. Contact the Grand Rapids Police and Grand Rapids Schools Public Safety if they refuse.
  • Document the incident with GRPS Public Safety Department.

The district didn’t respond to an email asking why employees would need such detailed information from federal agents.

To dox or not to dox?

Nationwide, there has been a debate about the practice of “doxxing” ICE agents. Doxxing is defined as publicly revealing personal information about someone without their consent. It’s usually done online. ICE agents have been the centerpiece of Donald Trump’s administration’s priority to deport illegal aliens.

It’s not clear how much information a federal ICE agent has to give to a school employee.

In June 2025, an ICE spokesperson told Boston TV station WBTS what an ICE agent has to reveal.

“As a standard practice, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and officers may initially identify themselves as ‘police’ during an encounter because it is the universally recognized term for law enforcement and our personnel routinely interact with individuals from around the world. ICE officers wear badges and carry credentials with their name and corresponding organization. ICE officers identify themselves as immigration officers at the time an individual is placed under arrest or as soon as it is practical and safe to do so.”