In January 2025, President Donald Trump issued a series of executive orders related to the arrest, detainment and/or deportation of undocumented immigrants. One of those directives rescinded the Biden Administration’s guidelines limiting enforcement actions in or near so-called “sensitive” areas, including educational institutions. This means that the college may experience an increase in immigration enforcement activity at 91成人导航, and individuals on campus may come into contact with officials from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CPB).
If you have questions regarding admission to 91成人导航, contact the Office of Admissions and Enrollment Development or Emma Thompson, international/non-U.S. citizen admission officer, in the Student Services Center Suite 100, by email at admissions@aacc.edu or ebthompson@aacc.edu, or by phone at 410-777-2246 or 410-777-2152. In some cases, we may refer you to outside immigration resources. We strongly encourage all international students to consult with Ms. Thompson prior to any international travel.
For enrollment or tuition questions, contact Nanci Beier, registrar, at 410-777-2834 or email records@aacc.edu.
If approached by an ICE official at 91成人导航 for any reason, ask the official to wait in an area accessible to the general public (a lobby or foyer) and immediately contact the 91成人导航 Department of Public Safety and Police (DPSP) at 410-777-1818. DPSP will coordinate with general counsel to determine next steps, potentially including speaking with the ICE official; reviewing any warrant, subpoena, or request for records; and ensuring that federal law and constitutional rights are upheld. If the situation is not urgent and/or you are uncomfortable contacting DPSP, students may contact the vice president for Learner Support Services at vplss@aacc.edu or employees may contact human resources at humanresources@aacc.edu.
The following legal and immigrant advocacy organizations provide resources, more detailed summaries of an individual’s rights and helpful tips if you are questioned and/or detained by ICE:
91成人导航 will not release information about a student’s immigration status to anyone, including federal immigration officials, without a validly issued, judicially signed subpoena, court order or search warrant. Before providing the information in those cases, 91成人导航 notifies the student. Consistent with the Family Educational Right to Privacy Act (FERPA), 91成人导航’s general rule is not to disclose a student’s personal information to anyone outside the college – including government officials or law enforcement officers – without the student’s prior written consent.
Under FERPA, there is an exception that allows the college to release directory information without the student’s prior written consent. This information includes name, address, 91成人导航 ID number, 91成人导航 email address, telephone numbers, program of study, full-time or part-time enrollment status, terms enrolled, degrees and honors earned and participation in officially recognized college activities or sports. Although this is a broad definition, the college will typically release only name, terms enrolled, full-time or part-time enrollment status, and degrees earned as directory information without student consent.
To have directory information withheld, notify the registrar’s office in person in the Student Services Center or send an email from your My91成人导航 account to records@aacc.edu.
Generally, no. 91成人导航 does not have authority to prohibit federal immigration enforcement officers or other law enforcement officers from coming on campus to enforce federal, state or county laws. Also remember that 91成人导航 is a public institution and a large portion of 91成人导航 is open to the general public. Those areas are also open to federal immigration enforcement officers.
Public access is limited in certain areas of the 91成人导航 campus and satellite locations because of privacy concerns, operational needs or safety considerations. Campus buildings and spaces in which access is physically restricted, such as by key card, locked doors or monitored entryways, fall into this category. Limited access spaces also include some administrative or faculty offices, classrooms in session, locker rooms, laboratories, kitchen and food preparation areas, maintenance areas, storage facilities and physical plant operations.
91成人导航 employees are not required to affirmatively assist federal immigration authorities or grant permission to enter limited access space when officers do not have a judicial warrant to enter. In these situations, contact the 91成人导航 Department of Public Safety and Police (DPSP) to understand your obligations. However, federal law prohibits you from hiding evidence, concealing or hiding individuals who are the subjects of law enforcement activity or interfering with an arrest. Further, you should not put yourself in physical danger.
The 91成人导航 Department of Public Safety and Police (DPSP) does not conduct inquiries about an individual’s citizenship in the regular course of their work. The only exception is when 91成人导航 inquires about an individual’s citizenship to make mandated consular notifications to an individual’s home country. Consular notifications are required by federal law as a part of the 1963 Vienna Convention on Consular Relations.
DPSP does not have legal authority to prevent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement from conducting operations at 91成人导航 or its satellite locations. DPSP will cooperate with federal or local law enforcement agencies in executing their lawful duties and, at the same time, preserve the peace and uninterrupted functioning of the college. DPSP will assist immigration authorities in executing validly issued, judicially signed subpoenas, court orders or search warrants.
The following legal and immigrant advocacy organizations are available for assistance and guidance regarding immigration matters.
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