A northern Iowa school district reportedly gave a shelter-in-place order following information about federal immigration enforcement activity in the area, according to media reports.

Belmond-Klemme Superintendent Jen Peter told KCCI she had received multiple reports from district families saying people who identified themselves as U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement members had been knocking on doors at homes in Belmond. The Wright County Monitor first reported the news Tuesday, Sept. 9 in a post on its Facebook page .

Wright County Sheriff Jason Schluttenhofer said Wednesday that U.S. Department of Homeland Security officials were in the area conducting welfare checks on minors who had previously crossed into the country unaccompanied and had been placed with sponsors.

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