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For New School students, staff, faculty, security, and residential advisors...

• How can you minimize risks to those affected?


• Are you aware of immigration laws that apply to campus spaces, including dorms, building lobbies, classrooms, private space?


• What would you do if immigration officials approached you for information about students?


• How can you best act in solidarity with all members of TNS community afected by recent changes in immigration laws and policies?


• What can we do legally and strategically to cultivate and maintain environments that are safe and solidary?

 

Agenda

1. Overview: current state of affairs (All)

• Immigration status and policy
• Immigrant communities - responses, fears

2. Legal Frameworks and School Policies (National Immigration Law Center)

• Plyler v Doe
• Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA): Limiting ICE's Access to Information
• Fourth Amendment Protections Against Unreasonable Searches
• DHS's Sensitive Locations Memos
• Additional Elements of School Policies

3. Best Strategies, Best Practices (New Sanctuary Coalition)

• Security, Law Enforcement, ICE
• Public, private spaces
• Employees, members, staff
• Muslim ban, DACA, TPS, Undocumented
• Protocols in case of information requests
• Signage, Identity cards

4. Awareness and Sensitivity (YLC)

• Who is affected
• Race, incarceration and detention
• NYC communities
• Everyday issues at work, school

 

For more information contact sanctuary@newschool.edu