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Immigration Rights and Resources

Cal Poly Humboldt is deeply committed to maintaining a safe, supportive, and inclusive environment for everyone, and ensuring academic opportunities are available to all students, regardless of citizenship status. 

Members of our campus community may have questions and concerns about potential immigration enforcement actions on campus. We want to ensure that everyone is equipped with the resources and information needed to navigate interactions with immigration enforcement officials in the event they come to campus. Below is guidance on responding to immigration officers, information about individual rights, and available resources.

Quick Guide for Students and Employees

CSU is dedicated to supporting all students, staff and faculty. Many resources exist to support students, staff, and faculty concerning immigration enforcement activities, including a Dreamer Center, which is currently being developed. 

  1. Talk to a Free Immigration Service Provider. Get free legal advice now and plan how to respond to potential immigration enforcement encounters. To schedule an appointment contact:  Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), which makes regular visits to campus. 
     
  2. Make a Plan. Access the Immigration Preparedness Toolkit and Family Preparedness Plan developed by the Immigrant Legal Resource Center to help immigrants with no legal status or in a mixed-status household create a strategy to protect themselves and their family members. 
     
  3. Know Your Rights. Take time to figure out which documents you should and should not carry with you. Always carry a red card documenting your immigration rights.  A limited supply of pre-printed cards is available from Associated Students on the second floor of Nelson Hall West.
     
  4. University Support. If you are approached by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or become aware of ICE presence on campus, contact Anthony Casas at (707) 826-5177 or anthony.casas@humboldt.edu, or David Hickcox at (707) 826-5177 or david.hickcox@humboldt.edu. If neither of these administrators is available, contact the University Police Department (UPD) at (707) 826-5555.
     
  5. Stay Informed. CSU promotes and posts free webinars presented by our Immigration Legal Resource Providers on its webpage, including a list of upcoming webinars.  

Important Facts to Know

Cal Poly Humboldt does not share information with anyone—including law enforcement authorities—about immigration status, religion, nationality, ethnicity, or other information about individual students and employees without a student or employee’s permission, unless presented with a judicially issued subpoena or other legally binding requirement. Immigration enforcement is the responsibility of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, not the University.

 

Campus Contacts

Cal Poly Humboldt has designated the administrators listed below to review all immigration enforcement documents. If an immigration enforcement officer approaches you to gain access to a nonpublic area of the university campus, or to obtain confidential student or employee records, do not voluntarily grant access; respectfully inform the officer that you lack authority but will immediately contact our designated campus administrators. If neither of these administrators is available, contact the University Police Department (UPD) at (707) 826-5555.

 

University Police Department Jurisdiction

Jurisdiction over enforcement of federal immigration laws rests with the federal government and not with UPD. UPD is devoted to maintaining a safe and secure environment to support the CSU’s mission. UPD will not divert its resources from this mission to enforce federal immigration laws unless legally required to do so.

UPD officers will not contact, detain, question, or arrest an individual solely on the basis of suspected undocumented immigration status or to discover the immigration status of any individual, and UPD will not undertake joint efforts with federal immigration enforcement authorities to investigate, detain or arrest individuals for violation of federal immigration law.