Guidance for responding to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and/or Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
We understand immigration-related inquiries can cause uncertainty and concern for students and employees at Moraine Valley Community College. In the event you receive any inquiries from law enforcement and/or immigration officials related to your immigration status, do not respond to the inquiries directly. Here are a few steps you can follow to respond to inquiries related to immigration status:
- Do not respond to inquiries directly. DO:
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- Immediately call the Moraine Valley Police Department at (708) 974-5555 and notify them an immigration official is on campus; share the officials name, agency and your location
- Remember your rights, regardless of immigration status, including the right to remain silent and the right to refuse entry without a valid judicial warrant
- Exercise FERPA (a federal student privacy law), which protects student information
- DO NOT:
- Confirm whether or not you are a student
- Release your information, the information of other students or the information of Moraine Valley employees
- Make yourself available for an interview
- Answer any questions or grant agents access to any campus buildings or facilities
Once the Moraine Valley Chief of Police and/or Moraine Valley Police Department have been contacted, they will follow established protocol.
Key contacts and support offices:
Moraine Valley Police Department - (708) 974-5555
Dean of Students and Compliance Officer (for student resources) - (708) 974-5390
Moraine Valley employees should refer more complex or specific inquiries to their vice president.
Generally, state and federal law, in addition to college policy, prohibits colleges from disclosing student information, such as student’s immigration status, that alone or in combination with other information, can identify a student, unless a student has provided written consent. Only under limited circumstances, such as when a court order is provided or if deemed necessary for the protection of health and safety, would a college be required to provide student information without prior written consent.
