Catholic Memorial High School in Waukesha, Wisconsin has a written policy that states they will cooperate and assist U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) federal agents, even without a warrant ordering them to do so. 

This rash and divisive policy puts the livelihood of staff and students at risk, subjugating them to the possibility of ICE agents interfering with education and worship to investigate, detain, or arrest students and staff without a warrant, or knowledge of local law enforcement agencies. 

Here’s the law : Schools must comply with a judicial warrant signed by a federal or state judge. The warrant must explicitly identify the specific school location and the individuals or records being sought. Schools are not required to comply with an administrative warrant, which is issued by an immigration officer, not a judge. If ICE wants to interview a student, schools should obtain appropriate parental consent before allowing it. Schools can deny entry to non-public areas like classrooms and offices unless a judicial warrant is presented or the school gives explicit consent. 

https://www.ilrc.org/community-resources/protecting-children-schools-against-immigration-enforcement

https://www.aclupa.org/news/schools-must-protect-students-and-follow-law-if-ice-shows/

CMH high school should act within the confines of State and Federal law when in question with Federal Agents. Without this, students and staff are at a risk of unlawful detainment and detention— as we have seen all over this country. 

On October 20th, 2025, Catholic Memorial High School terminated social studies teacher Rico Camacho, who serves as an Alderman for the City of Waukesha. Camacho shared a photo on Facebook in which residents had assumed ICE agents were in Waukesha. The post was later proven to be false, and therefore, Camacho took accountability, responsibility and publicly apologized. The freeman capitalized on this story, which later, Catholic Memorial used to terminate Camacho’s teaching contract, on the basis of discrimination for one of their teachers mentioning ICE, privately on social media. The City of Waukesha’s City Attorney stated that Camacho acted as a private resident, and the post was not tied to his work as an Alderman. Camacho did not reference his occupation nor employer in the post, and Catholic Memorial on their own ruled to terminate Camacho just days after the Freeman’s multiple stories flooded local news. We are demanding a public apology from Catholic Memorial High School for the discriminatory, wrongful termination of Rico Camacho. 

Sign this petition, and ask CMH to act now.