A longtime advocate of immigration reform applauds the University of Illinois’ revised language on protecting students who may be here illegally … as the Trump administration threatens to deport them. Illinois Public Media’s Jeff Bossert has more:
Lawyer and U of I law professor Francis Boyle says altered language from President Tim Killeen essentially makes the U of I’s three campuses ‘sanctuaries’ without using that term.
Killeen’s comments in a mass e-mail last week says the U of I doesn’t inquire or keep records on a student’s immigration status, and that campus police won’t detain someone based solely on an Immigration and Customs Enforcement request. Boyle says that should reassure students.
Shortly after November’s election, Killeen first responded to a petition signed by thousands at the U of I… saying he would offer support to all students, but that becoming a sanctuary campus would violate the law.
Professor Boyle says this action essentially mirrors what University of California President… and former Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano - has done for her students.