"The student backlash comes amid national outrage over the Trump administration's ongoing immigration crackdown, which has been criticized for its use of violent tactics and racial profiling. Though the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has led most of the deportation efforts, CBP, which is a larger agency and recruits more heavily than ICE on college campuses, has been involved in the campaign as well."
"So many of our community members live every day in immense fear, trying at every cost to avoid interaction with agents of this violent regime, Everyday [ sic], we are seeing ICE conduct violent abductions of our neighbors and peers. To bring in an office upholding this violence administratively and encouraging students to use their degrees to increase this harm is incredibly disappointing and certainly antit"
Students at colleges and universities nationwide are protesting the presence of Customs and Border Protection recruiters at campus career fairs after massive immigration raids and high-profile killings of two U.S. citizens by immigration officials. Students have asked institutions to disinvite the agency, arguing CBP's campus presence makes immigrants feel unwelcome and condones violence. Some universities declined, citing openness to many employers and past participation, while a few schools saw CBP withdraw in advance. Activists cite fears of violent tactics and racial profiling and point to recent incidents, including a shooting of a Minneapolis nurse by CBP officers.
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