Immigration Resources

Notify Campus Safety immediately at (909) 607-2000 or [email protected] if:

•  An immigration officer is expected to enter, will enter, or has entered campus to execute a federal immigration order.
• Please do not attempt to verify the legality of any warrant, court order, or subpoena yourself.

Campus Safety acts as Scripps College’s first-response authority.

Scripps College does not provide legal advice.

If there is reason to suspect that a student or employee has been taken into custody because of an immigration enforcement action, Scripps College must notify the person’s emergency contact if the individual has directed the College to do so.

To ensure the College has accurate emergency information:

• Students should check with the Registrar’s Office – [email protected]
• Employees should check with Human Resources – [email protected]

Notify Campus Safety immediately at (909) 607-2000 or [email protected] if an immigration officer is expected to enter, will enter, or has entered the campus to execute a federal immigration order.

Under state law, unless a disclosure is permitted by state and federal education privacy laws such as FERPA, employees are prohibited from discussing the personal information, including immigration status information, of any student or employee with anyone, or revealing that personal information to anyone.

As a reminder, under those privacy laws, internal disclosures are allowed for those with a legitimate need to know.

Scripps College requires a judicial warrant to give access to areas of campus not open to the public for immigration enforcement. If you are presented with a warrant by an immigration enforcement officer, contact Campus Safety immediately at (909) 607-2000 or [email protected].

As required by law, Scripps College maintains a non-exhaustive list of Immigration Legal Resources, including those who provide legal immigration representation and other services.

According to California state law:

• If an undocumented student is detained, deported, or is unable to attend to their academic requirements due to a federal immigration order, the College shall assist the student in retaining any eligibility for financial aid, fellowship stipends, funding for research or other educational projects, housing stipends or services, and permit the student to re-enroll if and when the student is able to return to the College.
• The College shall ensure that staff are available to assist undocumented students, and other students and employees, who may be subject to a federal immigration order or inquiry, or who may face similar issues, and whose education or employment is at risk.

• LA County Know Your Rights Toolkit
• National Immigration Law Center (NILC) resources including:
  • Know Your Rights information regarding legal and immigration rights and en Espanol
• The State of California Office of the Attorney General has resources available including:
  • Immigration guidance and resources for Colleges and Universities

What if the authorities have a warrant or a subpoena?

• If the officer presents a warrant, court order, or subpoena, contact Campus Safety immediately at 909-607-2000 or [email protected].
• Do not attempt to verify the legality of any warrant, court order, or subpoena yourself.

What is Campus Safety’s role?

• Campus Safety’s role is to maintain a safe and secure environment at Scripps College. It is not the role nor responsibility of Campus Safety to carry out other law enforcement or security operations, including the enforcement of federal immigration law.

What information constitutes personal information?

• The California law does not explicitly define personal information. In general, it would include any information protected by FERPA, including one’s immigration status. Scripps College also considers the immigration status of one’s family members to be personal information. At a minimum, “personal information” also includes, but is not limited to, a person’s address, phone number, email address, course schedule, known associates, and student or personnel record.