#SanctuaryCampus Protests Demand Safe Havens for Undocumented Students Across Country
Thousands of students, undocumented and not, staged walk-outs, sit-ins and marches at schools and universities across the country Wednesday (November 16) as part of nationwide #SanctuaryCampus actions.
The protests, led in part by immigrant advocacy group Movimiento Cosecha, were organized in response to President-Elect Donald Trump's plan for his first 100 days in office, which includes overturning President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, deporting up to three million undocumented immigrants and suspending federal funding from sanctuary cities.
More than 80 schools and universities engaged in protests yesterday, with participants tweeting photos and videos with the #SanctuaryCampus hashtag:
In the Wash Sq Park fountain now: "We demand that @nyuniversity...will be a #sanctuarycampus to all it's students." pic.twitter.com/Tem9q24QCp
— Chris Welch (@cwelchCNN) November 16, 2016
About 3,000 Rutgers students and faculty walked out today demanding #SanctuaryCampus Beautiful pic.twitter.com/i0DJGQ6Ytm
— Sherry Wolf (@SherryTalksBack) November 17, 2016
Tufts students, staff, faculty, and administration taking a stand for undocumented students. #sanctuarycampus #HeretoStay pic.twitter.com/knWsmhu8Oa
— Éł Māţäđőř (@Matias7Ramos) November 16, 2016
#walkout at #Yale demanding #sanctuarycampus - hundreds taking part #NewHaven @WTNH pic.twitter.com/s8pyGmqjU4
— Renee Chmiel (@ReneeChmiel) November 16, 2016
Las calles de New Brunswick escuchan un coro potente de estudiantes de @RutgersU por un #SanctuaryCampus y contra el presidente electo Trump pic.twitter.com/TyutEjeHpE
— Carmen Graciela Díaz (@Carmen7Graciela) November 16, 2016
Hundreds calling for #SanctuaryCampus at Loyola University New Orleans as refuge from Trump immigration policies @theadvocateno @wwltv pic.twitter.com/qZFylTGkJP
— Matthew Hinton (@MattHintonPhoto) November 16, 2016
Students at IUPUI at the chancellor's office - asking for #sanctuarycampus to protect undocumented students and staff. @WTHRcom pic.twitter.com/xz1mnzulOz
— Jennie Runevitch (@JennieWTHR) November 16, 2016
(H/t CNN, Univision, The Indianapolis Star, NPR)