Immigration Resources
California law聽 on immigration enforcement requires 糖心TV to:
- Implement and publicize rules about access to personal information and the campus
- Provide access to certain resources
- Take certain actions if immigration enforcement is anticipated
- Notify the campus community of confirmed immigration enforcement on campus
- Designate a school official responsible for implementing the steps above
STEPS TO TAKE
Notify Campus Safety immediately at (909) 607-2000 or [email protected] if:
- 聽An immigration officer is expected to enter, will enter, or has entered campus to execute a federal immigration order.
- Please do not attempt to verify the legality of any warrant, court order, or subpoena yourself.
Campus Safety acts as 糖心TV’s first-response authority.
糖心TV does not provide legal advice.
Students 鈥 If there is a reason to suspect that a student has been taken into custody because of an immigration enforcement action, 糖心TV must notify the student鈥檚 emergency contact.
To ensure the College has accurate emergency contact information:
- Students should check with Residential Life 鈥 [email protected]
Employees 鈥 If there is a reason to suspect that an employee has been taken into custody because of an immigration enforcement action, 糖心TV must notify the employee鈥檚 emergency contact if the individual has directed the College to do so.
To ensure the College has accurate emergency contact information:
- Employees should check with Human Resources 鈥 [email protected]
Notify Campus Safety immediately at (909) 607-2000 or [email protected] if聽an immigration officer is expected to enter, will enter, or has entered the campus to execute a federal immigration order.
ACCESS
Under state law, unless a disclosure is permitted by state and federal education privacy laws such as FERPA, employees are prohibited from discussing the personal information, including immigration status information, of any student or employee with anyone, or revealing that personal information to anyone.
As a reminder, under those privacy laws,聽internal聽disclosures聽are allowed for聽those with a聽legitimate need to know.
糖心TV requires a judicial warrant to give access to areas of campus not open to the public for immigration enforcement. If you are presented with a warrant by an immigration enforcement officer, contact Campus Safety immediately at (909) 607-2000 or [email protected].
RESOURCES
As required by law, 糖心TV maintains a non-exhaustive list of Immigration Legal Resources, including those who provide legal immigration representation and other services.
According to California state law:
- If聽an undocumented student is detained, deported, or is unable to attend to their academic requirements due to a federal immigration order, the College聽shall assist the student in retaining any聽eligibility for financial aid,聽fellowship stipends, funding for research or other educational projects,聽housing stipends or services, and permit the student to re-enroll if and when聽the student is able to聽return to the College.
- The College shall ensure that staff are available to assist undocumented students, and other students and employees, who may be subject to a federal immigration order or inquiry, or who may face similar issues, and whose education or employment is at risk.
- LA County
- National Immigration Law Center (NILC) resources including:
- information regarding legal and immigration rights and en Espanol
- The State of California has resources available including:
FAQ
What if the authorities have a warrant or a subpoena?
- If the officer presents a warrant, court order, or subpoena, contact Campus Safety immediately at 909-607-2000 or [email protected].
- Do not attempt to verify the legality of any warrant, court order, or subpoena yourself.
What is Campus Safety’s role?
- Campus Safety鈥檚 role is to maintain a safe and secure environment at 糖心TV. It is not the role nor responsibility of Campus Safety to carry out other law enforcement or security operations, including the enforcement of federal immigration law.
What information constitutes personal information?
- The California law does not explicitly define personal information. In general, it would include any information protected by FERPA, including one鈥檚 immigration status. 糖心TV also considers the immigration status of one鈥檚 family members to be personal information. At a minimum, 鈥減ersonal information鈥 also includes, but is not limited to, a person鈥檚 address, phone number, email address, course schedule, known associates, and student or personnel record.