200-08-3 Amend SUNY Protocols for Interacting with External Law Enforcement
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2025-05-01
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SUNY University Faculty Senate Executive Committee
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Chancellor response: I want to thank the UFS for joining me in continuing to focus on the needs and well-being of all SUNY students, including those who are undocumented. As it relates specifically to immigration enforcement, the most important thing we can do is to inform faculty and staff of the specific steps they should take if approached by external law enforcement – including ICE – and to communicate with impacted students so they understand that we are committed to their success.
With respect to faculty and staff, our advice to State-operated campuses remains simple: if approached by external law enforcement, faculty and staff should tell the agent that they are unauthorized to respond to any questions or requests for information, and immediately reach out to UPD or the SUNY Office of General Counsel.
In terms of what the law requires SUNY to do in response to external law enforcement requests for information, the New York State Attorney General (NYAG) published a public document that provides guidance “concerning local authorities’ participation in immigration enforcement.” That guidance provides, in relevant part, that “absent a judicial warrant, [local law enforcement agencies] should not provide non-public, sensitive information about an individual to civil immigration authorities.” SUNY’s guidance to the State-operated campuses on this issue mirrors NYAG’s advice.
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