Florida International University faces backlash for joining the 287(g) immigration enforcement program, causing fear among its predominantly Latinx student body. Faculty and students express concern over safety, with reports of students feeling anxious about detainment over minor violations. The application for the program was made without notifying the community, violating trust and threatening the educational access of immigrant students. The faculty union is actively campaigning to withdraw from the program, citing detrimental impacts on campus safety, community service, and student trust.
It's not a matter of how will [students] be impacted - they're already impacted. I have students who don't feel safe on campus, who are worried that they're going to be stopped and detained for something as minor as a traffic ticket, a parking ticket.
Everything that's happening is destroying our public service, our community service mission.
The faculty union, alongside legal experts and immigrant rights groups, warns that the partnership will erode trust in campus safety, stoke racial profiling, and create a chilling effect on immigrant students' access to education.
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