Bryan Lindstrom’s students were missing when the first-period bell rang at Aurora’s Hinkley High School on Jan. 30. One slipped in minutes later, followed by another. But the 12 other students in his African American history course never appeared that morning.

Unease within the FBI has some agents fearing mass firings and experts worried about the fallout. Three men were indicted in the burglary of Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow’s home. And Andy Reid, Patrick Mahomes and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs eye a third-straight Super Bowl win.

"Try to imagine carrying that confusion while living with the fear that any moment you or someone you love could be taken away," Obayuwana said. "Imagine how hard it would be to focus on learning when the fear of deportation looms over your head.