Secret Service agents, not ICE, were denied access to a public elementary school in Chicago on Friday, ABC 7 reports.
Chicago school officials initially said agents who identified themselves as ICE arrived at Hamline Elementary.
The principal said his team followed protocols and did not allow the agents inside.
"We will not open our doors for ICE, and we are here to protect our children and make sure they have access to an excellent education," the principal, Natasha Ortega, said.
A spokesperson for ICE later said, "This was not an U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement encounter."
A spokesperson for the Secret Service said the agency "was investigating a threat to one of our protectees in reference to the recent TikTok ban."
"On Friday special agents from the United States Secret Service Chicago Field Office were investigating a threat made against a government official we protect," Anthony Guglielmi told NBC Chicago. "In the course of their investigation, agents first visited a residence in a local neighborhood and then made a visit to Hamline Elementary School. Agents identified themselves to the school principal and provided business cards with their contact information. The agents left without incident."
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