Immigration: Immigration Status

immigration: The university, she said, will continue to admit qualified students regardless of immigration status, give them access to services such as health care and keep their status confidential, according to Metro News. She said the university also will push for state legislation that would make more financial aid available to students without legal immigration status. The University of Connecticut says it will do all it can to support students who dont have legal immigration status even though it cant become a sanctuary campus.UConn President Susan Herbst told the university community in an email Tuesday campus police wont question immigration status or detain anyone based on administrative warrants from federal officials. UConn will do everything lawfully within our authority to provide an environment in which all students can feel secure as they pursue their education on our campuses, Herbst said. I think it was a very important step, but an email is not policy, said Eric Cruz Lopez, a junior whose family came to the United States from Mexico when he was 7 years old. But she also said the university, as a state institution, must abide by state and federal laws and cant unilaterally declare itself a sanctuary.A group of immigrant students, some living in the United States illegally, attended a Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday and called on the university to codify its intent to protect them. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.