How does the University support DACA recipients?
Reporting about the SGA, not a record of it: The Johns Hopkins News-Letter published this and the SGA did not write it, file it, or approve it. The archive holds it because the article itself uses the phrases “sga” and “student government”.
Summary
- This Johns Hopkins News-Letter article reports on University policies and responses concerning DACA recipients and undocumented students.
- The paper reported that the SGA passed a resolution calling for sanctuary-campus status, barring ICE from campus without University permission and seeking University support for DACA.
- The article says President Ronald J. Daniels and Provost Sunil Kumar expressed support for DACA, promised emergency aid and said law enforcement would need a valid warrant or court order to enter campus.
- The reporter writes that Daniels reaffirmed emergency aid after the announced DACA phase-out, while Tom McDermott said the University meets 100 percent of calculated financial need for admitted Homewood undergraduates, including undocumented students.
- The paper reported that undocumented students cannot receive federally funded aid, but McDermott said University policies would not change if DACA ended and that emergency support would help affected students finish their degrees.
- According to the article, Baltimore had joined the list of sanctuary cities, and ICE had arrested 498 people nationwide and 28 people in Baltimore City and nearby counties, with none of those arrested being DACA recipients.
- The article adds that sophomore Tarek Meah urged Hopkins to discuss Baltimore’s immigration policies and for Daniels to issue a public statement about ICE and sanctuary cities.