Steve Yale-Loehr Quoted in Times Higher Education on University Responses to ICE

Steve was quoted by Times Higher Education in Universities ‘All Over the Place’ in Response to ICE Raids. He said, “While we’ve certainly seen a lot of publicity about targeted ICE enforcement actions in cities like Minneapolis, there is still ICE enforcement action happening on campuses, just not as visibly.” Steve said that institutions’ responses have been “all over the place”—with campuses in Florida being directed by state officials to actively cooperate with ICE but many others working to protect students from being deported. University leaders could cite First Amendment rights and express their opinions, he noted, “but we’ve seen this administration go after people who criticize the government, so there is some risk there.” He said that “[m]ost universities try to work behind the scenes to determine what’s going on to help students, but without making formal public statements criticizing ICE enforcement operations.”