By Mia Costales
Over 300 undocumented migrants were arrested on Donald Trump’s first day in office and an estimated 8,000 have been detained as of Feb. 4, according to Homeland Security. Even more unrest was sparked after Trump announced plans to start sending undocumented migrants to Guantanamo Bay, in which he boasted 30,000 beds at this detention center.
On Jan. 24, an email was sent out to all Cal Poly Humboldt faculty on behalf of Dr. Andrea Delgado, Assistant Professor of English and Dream Center Faculty Fellow, detailing how to support undocumented students amidst the Trump administration and heightened Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) presence due to his executive order “Protecting the American People Against Invasion,” which “ensure[s] the efficient and expedited removal of aliens from the United States,” according to The White House website.
“Cal Poly Humboldt is committed to advocating for Immigrants’ Rights and protecting the information of its community members,” Delgado said, via the email sent out. “This includes safeguarding them from any form of violence or discrimination, preventing unlawful participation of individuals or local government and CPH representatives in immigration enforcement activities, and prohibiting collaboration with agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) or Customs and Border Protection (CBP).”
The email also included the phone number (707) 826-5177 to report any sightings of federal immigration officers on campus to Assistant Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Anthony Casas.
Centro Del Pueblo, an organization dedicated to supporting Latiné and Indigenous migrants in Humboldt County, also has a hotline at (707) 200-8091 to report and verify ICE sightings in the general area. The hotline went live after false ICE sightings at several grocery stores were reported in Eureka. Their Instagram @centrodelpueblo and their website CdPueblo.com both provide information in English and Spanish on what to do and say if a federal agent knocks on your door. Namely, do not open the door. Instead ask for them to slide a warrant under the door. If an officer does not provide a warrant with your name correctly spelled and a judge’s signature, you do not have to let them into your home or talk to them. You have the right to remain silent, the right to an attorney and the right to refuse an unlawful search.
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