Low birth rates were emptying public schools. ICE deportations are now making it worse / WKKY Country 104.7 Brian Mann Nov 6, 2026 | 5:00 AM School enrollment was already expected to plunge by 2 million kids by 2030. Education experts say deporting immigrant families, many with school-age children, is making the crisis worse. (Image credit: Carlos Jaramillo for NPR)