No ICE on LSU's Campus!
LSU Administration
For the last two years, we have seen the Trump administration using ICE to try to repress immigrant communities and spread fear. ICE agents have illegally arrested and deported tens of thousands of people. They have also murdered hundreds of people, most recently Renee Good and two people in Portland. ICE raids have also affected current and former LSU students. Last summer, two Iranian students at LSU were kidnapped and illegally held by ICE for weeks. Former LSU nursing student Vilma Palacios has been held for six months in ICE detention while being denied proper healthcare or hygiene products. It is clear that wherever they go, ICE only brings terror and bloodshed. That is why we demand that no ICE presence on LSU's campus be allowed by the university's administration, and that LSU and LSUPD reject any collaboration with ICE.
Petition by
To:
LSU Administration
From:
[Your Name]
No facilities, property, personnel, information, or funds shall be used to assist federal immigration enforcement agencies.
-LSU administration must resolve to never use university funds, including student tuition dollars, to assist ICE/DHS/CBP in their operations in any way.
-LSU administration must resolve to never provide ICE/DHS/CBP access to buildings or personnel by means of proactive cooperation.
-LSU administration must resolve to refuse the entry of all ICE/DHS/CBP personnel into non-public/restricted areas such as residence halls, offices, lounges, and classrooms without a signed judicial warrant.
-LSU administration must resolve to never allow ICE/DHS/CBP to access student records or fulfill any request for personal information of any kind without a lawfully issued subpoena or court order.
-LSU administration must resolve to never assist ICE/DHS/CBP in their operations and must issue a public statement of non-compliance.
End any and all partnerships with ICE/DHS/CBP. LSUPD must resolve to never assist federal immigration enforcement on LSU’s campus.
-LSUPD must resolve to never participate in the 287(g) program.
-LSUPD must resolve to never provide information to ICE/DHS/CBP about a student’s location or address without a lawfully issued subpoena or court order.
-LSUPD must resolve to never assist ICE/DHS/CBP in entering a dormitory or any other locked building on campus.
-LSUPD must issue a public statement of non-collaboration with ICE/DHS/CBP.
LSU administration must commit to alerting students of the presence of ICE/DHS/CBP on campus and in the surrounding area immediately.
-LSU administration must resolve to use the already present text alert system to notify students when ICE/DHS/CBP is on campus or within a one mile radius of campus.
-LSU administration must commit to proactively monitoring student visa status and must notify students of any changes made to their status while providing the resources necessary for the student to retain documented status.
-LSU administration must resolve to monitor the visa status of international/immigrant students, alerting them if their visa status has been revoked or changed and alerting students one year before their visa expires and again 60 days before it expires.
-LSU Administration must establish a center for assisting international/immigrant students in managing and renewing their visas and must provide immigration lawyers, legal assistance, and the resources a student needs to remain in the country legally.
LSU administration must publicly reject Trump’s compact agreement, an agreement which would limit the admission of international students and increase the risk of deportation on campus.
-LSU administration must issue a public statement, formally rejecting the compact agreement.
-LSU administration must resolve to never adopt any components of the compact agreement.
LSU administration must provide formal training to students, faculty, and staff on their rights when interacting with federal immigration enforcement.
-LSU Administration must resolve to instate a comprehensive training program mandatory for all faculty and staff including Resident Assistants on their rights when interacting with ICE/DHS/CBP agents, including their right to deny entrance into non-public areas without a proper judicial warrant and their right to deny any and all requests for personal information about a student without a lawfully issued subpoena or court order.
-LSU administration must resolve to instate a comprehensive training program for international/immigrant students on their rights when interacting with ICE/DHS/CBP agents and must inform them of the immigration resources available to them through LSU.
-LSU administration must resolve to instate a separate training program for students who are residents of the US informing them of their right to deny assistance to ICE/DHS/CBP agents.