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Issue Brief: Immigration-Related Campus Concerns

January 19, 2025 (1 min read)

American Council on Education, Jan. 2025

"Promises to bring changes to the U.S. immigration system were central to President-elect Donald Trump’s 2024 campaign. Most prominently, Trump expressed his intention to take swift executive action and carry out “mass deportations” of undocumented immigrants. Other immigration-related issues of particular significance to the higher education community include the administration’s approach to high-skilled immigration, the possible chilling effect that increased scrutiny of visa applications may have on applicants and international student enrollments, and concerns of campus community members with a fragile immigration situation. In December 2016, ACE produced a similar memo focused on immigration enforcement and undocumented students on campus on the eve of the first Trump administration. Below, we draw on lessons from that administration to address current and potential issues facing international students, scholars, and staff. We also share legal and non-legal resources to guide campuses as immigration policies and trends develop. ..."