Marlon Batres, assistant principal at Hiawatha Collegiate High School in Minneapolis, Minnesota, says he is in constant fear for his students, staff, and even himself in his community after the immigration surge in December. Despite White House border czar Tom Homan reducing the number of officers since then, Batres still sees immigration officers out on Minneapolis streets. He has seen one of his US-born students detained and taken to a federal facility without explanation or recourse. His concerns echo those of parents, educators, and officials who fear a long-term impact on children from the mass detention operation and fear of the fear it spawned. The aggressive tactics used by then-top US Border Patrol official Gregory Bovino have largely evolved into more targeted operations involving fewer officers. Batres is determined to turn fear to strength by focusing on holding his school and his community together.